Clean room autoclave bag and hopper cover system
View Patent ↗A cleanroom autoclave system including a reusable autoclave breather bag and a reusable fill line hopper cover. The autoclave bag is formed from a launderable abrasion resistant inner fabric layer and a launderable polyester outer fabric layer, and has a zipper closure. The hopper cover is formed from a circular bonnet and an open tubular skirt formed from a launderable polyester fabric, and includes an elastic portion and snaps to secure the hopper cover.
1. A reusable autoclave breather bag for use within a cleanroom setting comprising:
a pouch formed from a planar first side and a planar second side connected to the first side on three edges thereby forming an opening into the pouch;
a zipper attached to the opening; and
a top portion attached to the zipper;
wherein the pouch and top portion comprise:
a launderable abrasion resistant inner fabric layer, wherein the inner fabric layer is formed from a mid-weight, high-strength polyester fabric having a conductive grid; and
a launderable outer fabric layer.
2. The reusable autoclave breather bag of claim 1 , wherein the inner fabric layer does not outgas at standard autoclave temperatures and pressures.
3. The reusable autoclave breather bag of claim 1 , wherein the zipper extends approximately 1.5 inches on to the second side.
4. The reusable autoclave breather bag of claim 1 , further comprising an identification means.
5. The reusable autoclave breather bag of claim 4 , wherein the identification means is a loop attached to the bag and configured to accept a tracking component.
6. The reusable autoclave breather bag of claim 5 , wherein the tracking component is an identification tag.
7. The reusable autoclave breather bag of claim 4 , wherein the identification means is tracking window configured to retain tracking information.
8. A reusable autoclave breather bag for use within a cleanroom setting comprising:
a pouch formed from a planar first side and a planar second side connected to the first side on three edges thereby forming an opening into the pouch;
a zipper attached to the opening; and
a top portion attached to the zipper;
wherein the pouch and top portion comprise:
a launderable abrasion resistant inner fabric layer; and
a launderable outer fabric layer, wherein the outer fabric layer is formed from a polyester and carbon fiber blend fabric.
9. The reusable autoclave breather bag of claim 8 , wherein the outer layer fabric comprises approximately 99 percent polyester and approximately 1 percent carbon fiber.