Modulating surface and aerosol iodine disinfectant system
AssigneeNEET Innovations, LLC
InventorTerence F. MULLINS
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing aqueous iodine solutions to be used as a surface and aerosol disinfectant under continuous and dynamic flow conditions for medical applications comprises dissolving iodine into a first water flow thereby producing a concentrated aqueous iodine solution. The iodine solution is stored and then blended with a second water flow to produce a predetermined iodine disinfectant concentration of aqueous iodine. The disinfectant concentration is then stored and chemically adjusted to polarize to the species of iodine. The disinfectant concentration is then thermodynamically adjusted to maximize retention and disinfection variables. The iodine disinfectant is then ready to be used in an application requiring disinfection using iodine.
Claims21
A method of providing a plurality of iodine solutions, each having a predetermined concentration of iodine and a predetermined iodine species comprising:
- a) providing a source of a first iodine solution,
- b) diluting the first iodine solution to create a plurality of second iodine solutions and treating each of the second iodine solutions to create a final iodine solution having a predetermined iodine concentration and iodine species, wherein one or more of the final iodine solutions having a desired concentration and iodine species among the plurality of final iodine solutions is made available for use in an application requiring a particular iodine concentration and iodine species.
An apparatus for providing a plurality of iodine solutions, each having a predetermined concentration of iodine and iodine species comprising:
- a) a plurality of tanks capable of receiving a first iodine solution;
- b) means for creating a second iodine solution in each tank, wherein the second iodine solution has a predetermined concentration of iodine and a predetermined iodine species and
- c) mean for making one or more of the second iodine solutions of a desired iodine concentration and desired iodine species available for use in an application needing the desired iodine concentration and iodine species.
An apparatus for providing an iodine solution having a predetermined concentration of iodine comprising:
- an iodine cylinder for holding iodine crystals, the iodine cylinder including diffusers therein to minimize water channeling in the iodine cylinder when water is pumped through the cylinder,
- a storage tank for holding an iodine solution created by passing heated water through the iodine cylinder tank for holding the iodine solution;
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- means for monitoring the iodine concentration in the storage tank so that the iodine solution can be made available for dilution and use in a disinfecting application.
A method of providing an iodine solution having a predetermined concentration of iodine for use in disinfection comprising:
- a) providing a source of a solid iodine with diffusers,
- b) passing water through the solid iodine and diffusers to create at least one iodine solution and monitoring the iodine concentration of the at least one iodine solution;
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- c) making the iodine solution available for dilution and use in a disinfecting application.
A method of providing a plurality of iodine solutions, each having a predetermined concentration of iodine and a predetermined iodine species comprising:
- a) providing a source of a concentrated iodine solution,
- b) providing a plurality of feed water supplies that are adjusted in temperature and pH,
- c) selecting at least one of the feed water supplies and combining it with the concentrated iodine solution to provide one of the plurality of iodine solutions having a predetermined iodine concentration and iodine species for use in an application requiring a particular iodine concentration and iodine species.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.