Claims
- 1. Apparatus for sterilizing objects comprising a container part including a sterilization chamber having means for opening and closing said chamber for depositing and removing objects therefrom and for introducing a quantity of liquid therein, and means for controlled electrical heating of the interior of said chamber, wherein the improvement comprises
- said sterilization chamber defined by a tubular electrically-conductive wall extending longitudinally with respect to said chamber and a pair of opposite end walls means at opposite ends of said electrically-conductive wall for connecting an electrical heat-generating current therethrough, and the material of said electrically-conductive wall forming an electrical resistance heating element of said means for electrical heating of the interior of said chamber.
- 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 in which an outer casing surrounds said electrically-conductive wall.
- 3. The apparatus according to claims 1 and 2 in which said means for controlled electrical heating comprises a power supply and controller unit, and means for releasably and electrically coupling said power supply and controller unit to said container part.
- 4. The apparatus according to claim 3 in which said means for releasably and electrically coupling said power supply and controller unit to said container part includes electrically-controlled locking means for automatically releasing said container part and interrupting the electrical connection thereto after the expiration of a selected time interval.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 360,053, filed Jun. 1, 1989, now abandoned, which is a continuation of PCT International Application No. PCT/DK88/00160, having an International filing date of Oct. 3, 1988, now abandoned.
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