Claims
- 1. An autoclave for agitating and sterilizing a liquid, said autoclave comprising a sterilizer tank having a vertical axis; a table for supporting a liquid, said table having a horizontally disposed upper surface with respect to said vertical axis and said vertical axis extending through said table horizontal upper surface; and means for effecting movement of said table upper surface in a manner such that said liquid is agitated in said sterilizing tank, wherein said movement of said table consists of rotating it in a first direction around said vertical axis, stopping said rotation in said first direction and then rotating said table in the opposite direction around said vertical axis.
- 2. An autoclave as claimed in claim 1, wherein said movement of said table consists of a cycle of (a) rotating it in a first direction at a speed of from 10 to 100 r.p.m. for a period of from 1 to 20 seconds, (b) stopping for a period of from 1 to 20 seconds, (c) rotating it in the opposite direction at a speed of from 10 to 100 r.p.m. for a period of from 1 to 10 seconds and (4) stopping it again for a period of 1 to 20 seconds and then repeating said cycle.
Priority Claims (2)
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5-108698 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/188 040, filed Jan. 28, 1994 now abandoned.
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Continuations (1)
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