# US 10,500,294 B2 · Apparatus for the disinfection of medical instruments > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,500,294 B2 - Document ID: US10500294B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/814,434 - Filed: 2015-07-30 - Published: 2016-02-04 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-30 - Assignees: Trividia Health, Inc. - Applicants: Trividia Health, Inc. - Inventors: Patrick J. Paul; Edward David Arguello; Brent E. Modzelewski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500294B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/14532: {for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement} - A61L 2/10: Ultraviolet [UV] radiation - A61B 5/0002: {Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network (endoradiosondes A61B5/07)} - A61L 2/00: Disinfection or sterilisation of materials or objects, in general; Accessories therefor - A61L 2/104: Ultraviolet C [UVC] - A61L 9/00: Disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air (body deodorants A61Q15/00; purifying air by respirators A62B, A62D9/00; separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours B01D45/00 - B01D51/00, B03C3/00; chemical or biological purification of waste gases B01D53/34; production of ozone C01B13/10; air-conditioning systems incorporating sterilisation F24F3/16, F24F8/20) - A61B 2560/028: Arrangements to prevent overuse, e.g. by counting the number of uses - A61B 2560/0456: Apparatus provided with a docking unit - A61B 2562/24: Hygienic packaging for medical sensors; Maintaining apparatus for sensor hygiene - A61L 2/28: Devices for testing the effectiveness or completeness of sterilisation or disinfection, e.g. indicators which change colour - A61L 2103/15: Laboratory, medical or dentistry appliances, e.g. catheters or sharps - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K) ## Abstract Devices, methods and systems of disinfecting medical instruments, more particularly blood glucose meters. A disinfection cradle including a flat base for positioning the cradle on a surface, the cradle having a receptacle configured to receive the diagnostic apparatus, and a UV source positioned in the receptacle that is configured to administer a disinfection cycle to the diagnostic apparatus by directing UV light outward at the diagnostic apparatus received in the receptacle, the UV light being able to act as a disinfecting agent to the disinfection cradle and diagnostic apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A disinfection cradle for disinfecting a diagnostic apparatus, the disinfection cradle comprising: a base having a flat bottom surface for positioning the cradle on a surface; a receptacle disposed on a top surface of the cradle which receives a bottom portion of the diagnostic apparatus, wherein the diagnostic apparatus comprises a housing and a test strip port on the bottom portion of the diagnostic apparatus in the housing, wherein a size and shape of the receptacle approximate a size and shape of a bottom portion of the housing; a UV LED positioned in the receptacle such that when the diagnostic apparatus is received in the receptacle, the UV LED is in an alignment with the test strip port of the diagnostic apparatus to administer a disinfection cycle to the test strip port of the diagnostic apparatus; and a transparent window positioned between the UV LED and the test strip port when the diagnostic apparatus is positioned in the receptacle and configured to act as a light pipe to focus UV radiation from the UV LED positioned behind the transparent window to the test strip port of the diagnostic apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The disinfection cradle of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic apparatus is a blood glucose meter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The disinfection cradle of claim 1, wherein the receptacle contains electrical contacts which provide power to the diagnostic apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The disinfection cradle of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic apparatus is in bidirectional communication with a computer or a network, such that the bidirectional communication allows a health care establishment to generate and monitor a record of a disinfection history of the diagnostic apparatus. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The disinfection cradle of claim 1, further comprising a tracking function configured to monitor the disinfection cycle and to indicate the degree of completion of the disinfection cycle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The disinfection cradle of claim 1, further comprising one or more ports that enable the cradle to communicate with the diagnostic apparatus and one or more ports that enable the cradle to establish communication between the diagnostic apparatus and a computer or a network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The disinfection cradle of claim 1, wherein the diagnostic apparatus further comprises a lock out function, wherein the lock out function prevents the diagnostic apparatus from functioning until the cradle has administered the disinfection cycle to the diagnostic apparatus.