Integrated operating room sterilization system—design and components

A system for sterilizing a room using ozone, the system comprising:

• a switch that, when engaged, allows a sterilization procedure to occur;
• one or more fans to circulate and/or remove ozone from the room;
• an ozone generator for generating ozone used in sterilizing the room;
• at least two ozone decomposers to decompose ozone at the end of a sterilization procedure in a single cycle of gas through the at least two decomposers in order to reduce cycle time of the procedure while providing redundancy;
• one or more ozone detection sniffers mounted in proximity to one or more walls of the room and/or adjacent space for use in detecting concentration of ozone;
• one or more leak detection sniffers mounted in proximity to openings in the room;
• at least one ozone detection sensor for detecting the concentration of ozone in the room;
• one or more seals and one or more dampers positioned in proximity to openings in the room that allow the room to be hermetically sealed when engaged;
• one or more occupancy sensors arranged to detect for the presence of a person in the room prior to engaging the sterilization procedure;
• one or more emergency buttons that, when activated, cause ventilation of the room through an emergency exhaust, wherein the emergency exhaust comprises:
• a seal that opens the one or more rooms to the emergency exhaust upon activation of one of the one or more emergency buttons,
• an emergency ozone decomposer, and
• a fan.