UV sterilization system and device and related methods

A method for operating an ultraviolet (UV) sterilization system comprising a server, and a plurality of UV sterilization devices, each UV sterilization device comprising a housing defining a cavity therein, and having a door configured to permit access to the cavity, at least one tray carried within the cavity configured to receive at least one device, the at least one device including a radio frequency (RF) identification (ID) tag, at least one UV circuit board assembly (CBA) carried within the cavity respectively adjacent the at least one tray and comprising a plurality of light emitting diode ultraviolet (LED UV) sources configured to irradiate the at least one device with UV radiation, each UV sterilization device comprising a transceiver configured to communicate with the server, and at least one RF transmitter coupled to a controller and configured to energize the RFID tag, the method comprising:

• operating the controller to identify the at least one device based upon an RF signal from the RFID tag, and determine a position and a number of the at least one device based upon the RF signal from the RFID tag;
• operating each UV sterilization device to selectively power the at least one UV CBA for disinfecting the at least one device based upon the identification of the at least one device and so that unused trays from the at least one tray are not irradiated, and send at least one status message to the server;
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• operating the server to provide a web interface portal for accessing respective status information for the plurality of UV sterilization devices.