Light guiding assembly for light exposure of a medical tube
AssigneeUv Clinical A/S
InventorJimmy Bak
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a light guiding assembly for light exposure of the interior of medical tubes, e.g. for disinfecting said tubes using ultraviolet-C (UVC) light. The light guiding assembly preferably comprises a coupling element, which in the proximal end is connectable to a light source assembly and in the distal end is connectable to a light guiding element. Said light guiding element preferably comprises a liquid filled polymer tube, a distal closure at the distal end of said tube, and a proximal closure comprising a gasket with overflow functionality at the proximal end of said tube. The present disclosure further relates to a method for filling said light guiding assembly.
Claims10
A method of filling a polymer tube for light exposure inside a medical tube, wherein said polymer tube comprises a closed distal end, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting through the proximal end of the polymer tube a filling needle, said filling needle being in fluid connection with a liquid source;
- b) allowing a liquid to flow from the liquid source to the inside of the polymer tube through the filling needle;
- c) removing the filling needle from the polymer tube, once the inner of the polymer tube is completely filled with the liquid;
- d) closing the proximal end of the polymer tube, wherein the filling needle extends to the distal end of the polymer tube prior to the filling, and wherein the end of the filling needle is moved from the distal end of the polymer tube towards the proximal end of the polymer tube simultaneously with the liquid filling of the polymer tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.