Inactivation method
AssigneeUshio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroyuki OHASHI, Shinji SUZUKI, Ryoji ABE, Tatsushi OWADA
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Abstract
There is provided an inactivation method that inactivates harmful microorganisms and/or viruses existing in an enclosed space where a patient is transported and/or treated, and comprises: a first step of performing a wiping operation that wipes down a surface in the enclosed space with a sterilizing solution after transporting and/or treating the patient; a second step of irradiating, simultaneously with the first step, droplets that scatter from a wiping area of the surface during the wiping operation in the first step with ultraviolet light in a wavelength range between 190 nm and 235 nm as ultraviolet light having a wavelength that inactivates harmful microorganisms and/or viruses.
Claims7
An inactivation method of inactivating harmful microorganisms and/or viruses existing in an enclosed space where a patient is transported and/or treated, comprising:
- a first step of performing a wiping operation that wipes down a surface in the enclosed space with a sterilizing solution after transporting and/or treating the patient;
- a second step of irradiating, simultaneously with the first step, droplets that scatter from a wiping area of the surface during the wiping operation in the first step with ultraviolet light in a wavelength range between 190 nm and 235 nm as ultraviolet light having a wavelength that inactivates harmful microorganisms and/or viruses.
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