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US 2019/0314532 A1Published application
System and method for disinfecting a conduit
Assignee3B Medical, Inc.
InventorAlbert A. Lucio
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a system and method for disinfecting a conduit, such as a conduit for use in a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system. An example system according to this disclosure includes a sheath a probe magnetically suspended within the sheath. The probe includes an ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light. Further, the probe is spaced-apart from an inner dimension of the sheath to allow a conduit to pass between the probe and the sheath.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a sheath;
- and
- a probe magnetically suspended within the sheath, the probe including an ultraviolet light source configured to emit ultraviolet light, the probe arranged relative to the sheath such that a conduit may pass between the probe and the sheath.
A method, comprising:
- disinfecting a conduit by passing the conduit within a sheath and over a probe emitting ultraviolet light, the probe suspended magnetically within the sheath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.