A PROCESS FOR STERILISATION BY .GAMMA.-RADIATION AND BY THE USE OF AN OXYGEN ABSORBER, A CONTAINER AND A MEDICAL ARTICLE STERILISED BY THE PROCESS

摘要

A novel process for sterilizing an article made from polymeric materials by radiation sterilization. The article is enclosed in a gas impermeable package together with an oxygen absorber for a time sufficient to consume substantially all the oxygen in the package and the oxygen dissolved in the polymeric material. The article is preferably intended for medical use and can contain a radiation sterilizable parenterally administerable preparation.