| US 7,479,257 B2 | ||
| Automated endoscope reprocessor solution testing | ||
| Nick N. Nguyen, Silverado, Calif. (US); Richard A. Jackson, Huntington Beach, Calif. (US); and Yan Fang, Irvine, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 26, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/212,955. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0048183 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61L 2/28 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—119 | 20 Claims |
| 1. A surgical instrument processor configured to measure a property of a sterilant solution used to process a surgical instrument,
the surgical instrument processor comprising:
a reservoir configured to receive the sterilant solution having bubbles therein;
a cuvette configured to receive an at least substantially bubble-free sample of the sterilant solution;
a light source for passing light through the sample;
a light sensing mechanism for sensing the light passing through the sample;
a pump configured to move the sterilant solution from the reservoir through the cuvette until the sample of the sterilant
solution within the cuvette is at least substantially bubble-free; and
a controller associated with the light sensing mechanism, wherein the light sensing mechanism is configured to detect the
light passing through the at least substantially bubble-free sample of the sterilant solution.
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