Closure mechanisms for closing and sealing sterilization containers and indicators for indicating the seal integrity sterilization containers are provided. For example, a container closure mechanism may be configured to distribute a closure force along a gasket to seal a container lid to a container body. Further, a seal indicator may visibly indicate at the container exterior whether the container is sufficiently sealed to prevent an ingress of contaminants into the container. If the container is sufficiently sealed, the seal indicator is a first state, and if the sterilization container is not sufficiently sealed, the seal indicator is in a second state. Thus, the seal indicator undergoes a state change when the sterilization container transitions from unsealed to sealed or from sealed to unsealed, such that a user can ascertain whether the container is properly sealed to maintain sterility or whether the seal and sterility of the container have been compromised.

An autoclavable container for sterilizing a wirelessly chargeable battery is disclosed. The autoclavable container includes a lid including metal and a base including a material permitting the transmission of an electromagnetic wave therethrough and having a glass transition temperature above 140 degrees Celsius. The lid defines a plurality of apertures configured to allow a sterilant to permeate the lid. The lid includes a mount configured to receive a filter defining a microbial barrier. The base defines a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle shaped to receive a wirelessly chargeable battery. The base also includes a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion being aligned with a corresponding receptacle.

A system includes a sensor applicator, a sensor control device arranged within the sensor applicator and including an electronics housing and a sensor extending from a bottom of the electronics housing, and a cap coupled to one of the sensor applicator and the sensor control device, wherein the cap is removable prior to deploying the sensor control device from the sensor applicator.

A system includes a sensor applicator, a sensor control device arranged within the sensor applicator and including an electronics housing and a sensor extending from a bottom of the electronics housing, and a cap coupled to one of the sensor applicator and the sensor control device, wherein the cap is removable prior to deploying the sensor control device from the sensor applicator.

A linear stem (3) guides a sliding door (11), which is dragged by a magnetic drive unit between an operating position (W), in which it covers and closes an access mouth (20) to an internal compartment (21) of a sterilizer (1), and an inoperative or opening (N), in which the door (11) moves to a position next to the access mouth (20), thus making it accessible from the outside.

The sliding door (11) is operated by movement members (5), comprising a linear module (50), adapted to house a transmission belt (52) stretched between two return wheels (53), one of which is driven by an electric gearmotor (54); a branch of the transmission belt (52) carries a slider (55) with a permanent magnet (56), facing a magnetic plate (6) fixed to the sliding door (11) which is dragged by the magnetic field generated by the cursor (55) in motion.

A sterilization test pack may include a shell defining an indicator compartment having a volume; a channel extending between a compartment opening and an exterior opening, the channel being in fluid communication with the indicator compartment through the compartment opening and surrounding atmosphere being in fluid communication with the channel through the exterior opening such that the indicator compartment is in fluid communication with the surrounding atmosphere through the channel, the channel having a length measured between the compartment opening and the exterior opening and a hydraulic radius along the length; and an indicator disposed in the indicator compartment, where a ratio of the compartment volume to the channel hydraulic radius may range from 1000 cm.sup.2 to 8000 cm.sup.2.

Provided are a method for producing an ultra-fine bubble-containing liquid, an ultra-fine bubble-containing liquid, and a method for utilizing and a device for utilizing ultra-fine bubbles that allow highly concentrated UFBs to be maintained for a long period of time and that are capable of effectively utilizing the UFBs. To this end, the method for producing an ultra-fine bubble-containing liquid includes an ultra-fine bubble generating step and a dispersing step to disperse the ultra-fine bubbles. In the ultra-fine bubble generating step, the ultra-fine bubbles are generated in a liquid by heating a heating element and making film boiling on an interface between the liquid and the heating element. In the dispersing step, a floc, which includes two or more ultra-fine bubbles, is dispersed into multiple ultra-fine bubbles by applying vibration to the liquid in which the floc floats.

Disclosed herein are cell processing systems, devices, and methods thereof. A system for cell processing may comprise a plurality of instruments each independently configured to perform one or more cell processing operations upon a cartridge, and a robot capable of moving the cartridge between each of the plurality of instruments.

A surgical instrument configured for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed herein. The surgical instrument comprises a housing, a first sensor configured to detect a condition of the surgical instrument, and a second sensor configured to detect the condition of the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument further comprises a processor, wherein the processor is located within the housing. The first sensor and the second sensor are in signal communication with the processor. The processor receives a first signal from the first sensor and a second signal from the second sensor. The processor is configured to utilize the first signal and the second signal to determine the condition and communicate instructions to the surgical instrument during the surgical procedure in view of the condition.

A sterilization unit for sterilizing a product can include a body having an internal volume for receiving the product to be sterilized, and comprising at least one opening through which product can be introduced and/or withdrawn from the internal volume; a gas inlet in fluid communication with the internal volume for introducing one or more of an inert gas and a sterilizing gas into the internal volume during sterilization; a screen disposed in the gas inlet through which the one or more of the inert gas and the sterilizing gas must pass before entering into the internal volume; and a pressure release valve. The body can be capable of being pressurized to a pressure of 10 atm or more.