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US 10,004,821 B2Granted
Ultraviolet treatment of light absorbing liquids
AssigneeSensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Dobrinsky, Timothy James Bettles, Michael Shur
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Abstract
A system for providing ultraviolet treatment to light absorbing liquids, such as biological liquids in a medical instrument, is disclosed. The system can include an ultraviolet impenetrable housing configured to enclose a portion of the medical instrument containing the biological fluid. At least one ultraviolet radiation source is integrated within the housing that emits ultraviolet radiation towards the medical instrument and the biological fluid. A control unit is configured to direct the ultraviolet radiation source to treat the biological fluid with ultraviolet radiation.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an ultraviolet impenetrable housing configured to enclose a portion of a medical instrument containing a biological fluid, wherein the housing is a flexible sleeve that is configured to wrap around the medical instrument, the flexible sleeve having a fastener closure to secure the housing to the medical instrument after wrapped there around;
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source integrated within the housing that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation towards the medical instrument and the biological fluid therein;
- a control unit configured to direct the ultraviolet radiation source to treat the biological fluid with ultraviolet radiation, the control unit controlling a plurality of operating parameters for treating the biological fluids, the operating parameters including a wavelength of the ultraviolet radiation emitted from the ultraviolet radiation source, an intensity of the ultraviolet radiation delivered to the biological fluid by the ultraviolet radiation source and a treatment time that the ultraviolet radiation source delivers the ultraviolet radiation to the biological fluid;
- an input component that permits a user to adjust at least one of the plurality of operating parameters;
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- an output component that provides status information of the treatment of the biological fluid.
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A system, comprising:
- an ultraviolet impenetrable housing configured to enclose a portion of a medical instrument containing a biological fluid, wherein the housing comprises an outer chamber and an inner chamber enclosed by the outer chamber, the inner chamber having a first inner chamber and a second inner chamber surrounding the first inner chamber, the first inner chamber having an inflow connection and an outflow connection with the biological fluid;
- a medical instrument connector configured for coupling the inner chamber with the medical instrument, the medical instrument connector having a first end that couples to the inner chamber and a second end that couples to the medical instrument;
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source integrated within the housing that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation towards the medical instrument and the biological fluid therein, wherein the ultraviolet radiation source is located on an inner wall of the outer chamber and oriented to emit ultraviolet radiation to the inner chamber;
- a control unit configured to direct the ultraviolet radiation source to treat the biological fluid with ultraviolet radiation, the control unit controlling a plurality of operating parameters for treating the biological fluids, the operating parameters including a wavelength of the ultraviolet radiation emitted from the ultraviolet radiation source, an intensity of the ultraviolet radiation delivered to the biological fluid by the ultraviolet radiation source and a treatment time that the ultraviolet radiation source delivers the ultraviolet radiation to the biological fluid;
- an input component that permits a user to adjust at least one of the plurality of operating parameters;
- and
- an output component that provides status information of the treatment of the biological fluid.
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A system, comprising:
- an ultraviolet impenetrable housing configured to enclose a portion of a medical instrument containing a biological fluid, the housing having a first half-cylinder portion, a second half-cylinder portion, and a fastener that couples the first half-cylinder portion to the second half-cylinder portion, forming an extendible insertion opening there between to receive and secure the medical instrument;
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source integrated within the housing that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation towards the medical instrument and the biological fluid therein to provide an ultraviolet treatment thereof;
- a control unit configured to direct the ultraviolet radiation source to treat the biological fluid with ultraviolet radiation, the control unit controlling a plurality of operating parameters for treating the biological fluids, the operating parameters including a wavelength of the ultraviolet radiation emitted from the ultraviolet radiation source, an intensity of the ultraviolet radiation delivered to the biological fluid by the ultraviolet radiation source and a treatment time that the ultraviolet radiation source delivers the ultraviolet radiation to the biological fluid;
- an input component that permits a user to adjust at least one of the plurality of operating parameters;
- and
- an output component that provides status information of the treatment of the biological fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.