Ozone sterilization system spent sterilization agent destruct and ambient air mixing device
AssigneeCyclo.sub.3 pss Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorChris G. Faddis
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Abstract
A spent sterilization agent destruct and ambient air mixing device for inclusion with medial instrument sterilization system that preferably utilizes humidified ozone O.sub.3 as a sterilization agent or sterilizing effluent. The invention is for receiving a spent sterilization agent flow that includes humidified ozone O.sub.3 and oxygen O.sub.2 and provides, within the device, for exposure of that spent sterilization agent to both a catalytic converter and to an application of heat that converts ozone O.sub.3 to oxygen O.sub.2, thereby rendering the sterilization agent inert, and provides for mixing that inert flow with ambient air and venting to atmosphere.
Claims5
A spent sterilization agent destruct and ambient air mixing device in combination with a medical instrument sterilizer with an ozone generator comprising, a closed outer housing, arranged as a component of a medical instrument sterilizer with an ozone generator;
- an inner body for fitting in said closed outer housing that is open therethrough;
- means for passing a flow of a spent ozone O.sub.3 sterilization agent into one end of said inner body;
- a catalytic converter means for fitting within said inner body that receives the flow of spent ozone O.sub.3 sterilization agent and converts ozone O.sub.3 in said flow into oxygen O.sub.2 rendering said spent ozone O.sub.3 sterilization agent flow inert;
- electrically operated heater pad means mounted to the inner body for providing a controlled heating of the spent effluent flow through the catalytic converter means to increase the efficiency of the reactive process taking place within said catalytic converter means;
- and fan means connected for passing ambient air into a flow from a discharge end of said inner body for mixing with said inert spent sterilization agent containing oxygen O.sub.2 as has passed through said inner body and for venting said mix of ambient air and inert spent sterilization flow to atmosphere.
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