Methods for inactivating, on medical instruments and devices, viruses containing rna and dna, and apparatuses for implementating same

An apparatus for inactivating RNA and DNA contained in viruses on medical instruments comprising:

• a housing, said housing having a sealable aperture allowing entry to a chamber within said housing;
• a container within said housing in said chamber, said container containing therein a methylene blue aqueous solution, at least one medical instrument being immersed in said solution;
• and
• at least one monochromatic light source within said housing in said chamber and above said container, said at least one monochromatic light source irradiating said solution and said at least one medical instrument in said container with monochromatic radiation,
• wherein said methylene blue aqueous solution, within said container, has a methylene blue concentration from about 0.01% to about 0.02%,
• whereby RNA and DNA of viruses on said at least one medical instrument are inactivated.