Medical residential and laboratory uses of purified air
AssigneeLifeAire Systems, LLC
InventorKathryn C. WORRILOW
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Abstract
The air purification technology and methods of the disclosure will reduce the levels of airborne biological, chemical, and particulate contamination and thus improve outcomes in, for example, all areas of basic, applied, commercial, industrial, biological, and chemical research and manufacturing, as well as hospital settings, and long-term care facilities, as set forth herein.
Claims72
A method of reducing at least one of airborne biological contaminants, chemical contaminants, and particulate contaminants in a health care facility by providing purified air, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an air purifier in a health care facility;
- providing source air to the air purifier;
- purifying the source air with the air purifier, thereby providing purified air,
- wherein the purified air has characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb;
- b. a Biologicals content of less than about 1 CFU/M3;
- c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air;
- and
- d. combinations thereof,
- supplying the purified air to the health care facility.
A method of reducing healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) in a health care facility by providing purified air, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an air purifier in a health care facility;
- providing source air to the air purifier;
- purifying the source air with the air purifier, thereby providing purified air,
- wherein the purified air has characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb;
- b. a Biologicals content of less than about 1 CFU/M3;
- c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air;
- and
- d. combinations thereof,
- supplying the purified air to the health care facility.
A method of reducing healthcare acquired infections (HAIs) in a long term care facility by providing purified air, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an air purifier in a health care facility;
- providing source air to the air purifier;
- purifying the source air with the air purifier, thereby providing purified air,
- wherein the purified air has characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb;
- b. a Biologicals content of less than about 1 CFU/M3;
- c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air;
- and
- d. combinations thereof,
- supplying the purified air to the long term care facility.
A method of reducing at least one of airborne biological contaminants, chemical contaminants, and particulate contaminants in a long term care facility by providing purified air, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an air purifier in a long term care facility;
- providing source air to the air purifier;
- purifying the source air with the air purifier, thereby providing purified air,
- wherein the purified air has characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb;
- b. a Biologicals content of less than about 1 CFU/M3;
- c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air;
- and
- d. combinations thereof,
- supplying the purified air to the long term care facility.
A method of reducing at least one of airborne biological contaminants, chemical contaminants, and particulate contaminants in a laboratory facility by providing purified air, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an air purifier in a long term care facility;
- providing source air to the air purifier;
- purifying the source air with the air purifier, thereby providing purified air,
- wherein the purified air has characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb;
- b. a Biologicals content of less than about 1 CFU/M3;
- c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air;
- and
- d. combinations thereof,
- supplying the purified air to the laboratory facility.
A method of providing purified air to a laboratory, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an air purifier in a laboratory facility;
- providing source air to the air purifier;
- purifying the source air with the air purifier, thereby providing purified air,
- wherein the purified air has characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb;
- b. a Biologicals content of less than about 1 CFU/M3;
- c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air;
- and
- d. combinations thereof,
- supplying the purified air to the laboratory facility.
A method of performing a laboratory process in purified air, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing an air purifier in a laboratory facility;
- providing source air to the air purifier;
- purifying the source air with the air purifier, thereby providing purified air,
- wherein the purified air has characteristics selected from the group consisting of:
- a. a TVOC content of less than about 5 ppb;
- b. a Biologicals content of less than about 1 CFU/M3;
- c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 micrometer particles per ft3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 micrometer particles per ft3 of air;
- and
- d. combinations thereof,
- supplying the purified air to the laboratory facility, and performing the laboratory process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.