System and method for decontamination
AssigneeAmerican Sterilizer Company
InventorsChris Hayden, Anthony J. Fiorello
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Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to a decontamination method and system. The present disclosure includes a method of sterilizing including applying a vaporized sterilant to a medical instrument or a surface in a sterilization chamber for one or more vapor sterilization cycles, applying blue light to the medical instrument or the surface during the one or more vapor sterilization cycles, and applying near-infrared light to the medical instrument or the surface during the one or more vapor sterilization cycles, simultaneously with the application of the blue light.
Claims19
A method of sterilizing a medical instrument or a surface, the method comprising:
- applying a vaporized sterilant to the medical instrument or the surface in a sterilization chamber for one or more vapor sterilization cycles;
- applying blue light to the medical instrument or the surface during the one or more vapor sterilization cycles;
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- applying near-infrared light to the medical instrument or the surface during the one or more vapor sterilization cycles, simultaneously with the application of the blue light.
A method of sterilizing a medical instrument or a surface, the method comprising:
- emitting light in a wavelength range of 400 to 410 nm to the medical instrument or the surface while simultaneously emitting light in a wavelength range of 780 nm to 1060 nm to the medical instrument or the surface for a first time;
- subsequently treating the medical instrument or the surface with vaporized hydrogen peroxide;
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- emitting light in a wavelength range of 400 to 410 nm to the medical instrument or the surface while simultaneously applying radiation in a wavelength range of 780 nm to 1060 nm to the medical instrument or the surface for a second time.
A decontamination system comprising:
- a sterilization chamber for receipt of a medical instrument or a surface;
- a hydrogen peroxide source fluidly coupled to the sterilization chamber, wherein the system is configured to vaporize and deliver hydrogen peroxide into the sterilization chamber;
- a blue light source actuatable to deliver blue light within the sterilization chamber;
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- a near-infrared light source actuatable to deliver near-infrared light within the sterilization chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.