公开(公告)号：US20250121110A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-17

申请号：US18695948

申请日：2022-09-08

Applicant: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Inventor： Peter D. Ludowise ,  Jeffrey M. Flynn

IPC: A61L2/28

Abstract: A sterilization indicator reading apparatus includes a housing, at least one well formed from a portion of the housing and dimensioned to receive a sterilization indicator, at least one heating element thermally coupled to a coupling portion of the well, at least one sensor configured to sense at least one parameter associated with the sterilization indicator received within the well and generate response signals upon sensing the parameter, and a processor communicably coupled to the heating element and the sensor. The processor is configured to control the heating element to achieve a first preset temperature of the well from a first instance of time after receiving a first response signal from the sensor, and to control the heating element to achieve a second preset temperature of the well upon receiving a second response signal from the sensor, or after a predetermined time duration from the first instance of time.