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US 2018/0021471 A1Published application
UV Sterilization Apparatus, System, and Method for Forced-Air Patient Heating Systems
AssigneeAeroclean Technologies, LLC
InventorMark D. KROSNEY
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Abstract
An improvement to UV sterilization and disinfection devices and methods is disclosed. An apparatus for sterilization and disinfection includes: a compact, highly effective air sterilization and disinfection apparatus, which delivers clean, pure air directly into a blower/warmer device for clean and effective management of patient body temperature.
Claims13
An air treatment system comprising:
- an air intake area comprising an opening and a filter assembly;
- a fan configured to generate an airflow of filtered air;
- a heating assembly configured to heat the airflow;
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- a sanitizing chamber configured to expose the heated airflow to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, wherein the sanitizing chamber comprises:
- at least one bend having a total bend angle of at least 90 degrees;
- and
- at least one straight region, wherein the at least one straight region includes a sterilization region comprising an array of ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diodes (LEDs);
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- an exhaust portion coupled to a warming blanket, wherein the exhaust portion is configured to receive the heated airflow that has passed through the sanitizing chamber.
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A method of reducing airborne contaminants in an airflow for a warming blanket, the method comprising:
- filtering an airflow from a room to remove non-biological contaminants;
- generating an airflow that pushes filtered air to a heating assembly configured to heat the filtered airflow;
- providing the heated airflow to a contained ultraviolet (UV) radiation area, wherein the contained UV radiation area comprises at least one bend having a total bend angle of at least 90 degrees;
- exposing the airflow in the contained UV radiation area to a predetermined UV radiation dosage;
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- exhausting the irradiated airflow from the contained UV radiation area to the warming blanket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.