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US 2016/0324996 A1Published application
Medical Device Treatment
AssigneeSensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
InventorsYuri Bilenko, Timothy James Bettles, Alexander Dobrinsky, Michael Shur
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Abstract
An ultraviolet illuminator for providing a cleaning treatment to a medical device is disclosed. The ultraviolet illuminator can include an ultraviolet cleaning treatment system that operates in conjunction with at least one ultraviolet radiation source and sensor to clean surfaces of a medical device for purposes of disinfection, sterilization, and/or sanitization. The ultraviolet illuminator is suitable for a wide variety of medical devices, instruments and equipment. Stethoscopes and medical instrument probes are illustrative examples of some devices that can be used with the ultraviolet illuminator.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an open-ended housing having a cavity formed therein that is configured to receive a medical device;
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source located within the cavity of the housing that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation towards a surface of the medical device located within the cavity;
- a control unit that determines whether the medical device needs a cleaning treatment in response to the medical device being placed within the housing, the control unit activating operation of the ultraviolet radiation source in response to determining that the medical device needs a cleaning treatment, wherein the activating includes specifying a plurality of operating parameters for the cleaning treatment of the medical device, the plurality of operating parameters including a cleaning treatment time that the ultraviolet radiation source emits the ultraviolet radiation towards the surface of the medical device, a dosage of ultraviolet radiation delivered by the ultraviolet radiation source, a power setting for operating the ultraviolet radiation source, and a maximum operating temperature;
- an input component that permits a user to adjust at least one of the plurality of operating parameters;
- and
- an output component that provides status information of the cleaning treatment for use by the user.
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A stethoscope, comprising:
- a chest piece having a diaphragm and a bell;
- a binaural assembly having ear tips and ear tubes coupled to the ear tips;
- a tubing connecting the chest piece to the binaural assembly;
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- an ultraviolet cleaning system that is configured to administer a cleaning treatment to the chest piece and the binaural assembly, the ultraviolet cleaning system including:
- a set of housings, each housing with an opening to receive at least one of:
- the chest piece or an ear tip of the binaural assembly;
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source to emit ultraviolet radiation towards a surface of the chest piece and the binaural assembly;
- a control unit that determines whether at least one of:
- the chest piece or the binaural assembly, needs a cleaning treatment in response to one being secured to the housing, the control unit activating operation of the ultraviolet radiation source in response to determining that the at least one of the chest piece or the binaural assembly needs a cleaning treatment, the activating includes specifying a plurality of operating parameters for the cleaning treatment, the plurality of operating parameters including a cleaning treatment time that the ultraviolet radiation source emits the ultraviolet radiation towards the surface of the at least one of the chest piece or the binaural assembly, a dosage of ultraviolet radiation delivered by the ultraviolet radiation source, a power setting for operating the ultraviolet radiation source, and a maximum operating temperature;
- an input component that permits a user to adjust at least one of the plurality of operating parameters;
- and
- an output component that provides status information of the cleaning treatment for presentation to the user.
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A medical device cleaning container, comprising:
- a flexible receptacle having an opening to an inner surface that receives a medical device, wherein the inner surface is reflective to at least 30% and has a reflection coefficient of at least 50%, and an overlapping opening cover that covers the opening in response to the medical instrument being inserted therein and prevents ultraviolet radiation from escaping the receptacle during a cleaning treatment of the medical device;
- an ultraviolet cleaning system that is configured to administer a cleaning treatment to the medical device, the ultraviolet cleaning system including:
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source located within the receptacle that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation towards a surface of the medical device;
- a control unit that determines whether the medical device needs a cleaning treatment in response to the medical device being inserted within the receptacle, the control unit activating operation of the ultraviolet radiation source in response to determining that the medical device needs a cleaning treatment, the activating includes specifying a plurality of operating parameters for the cleaning treatment of the medical device, the plurality of operating parameters including a cleaning treatment time that the ultraviolet radiation source emits the ultraviolet radiation towards the surface of the medical device, a dosage of ultraviolet radiation delivered by the ultraviolet radiation source, a power setting for operating the ultraviolet radiation source, and a maximum operating temperature;
- an input component that permits a user to adjust at least one of the plurality of operating parameters;
- and
- an output component that provides status information of the cleaning treatment for presentation to the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.