Ultraviolet sanitization in pharmacy environments

A sanitization system to substantially reduce bioactivity on at least a portion of a first fluid transfer port of a first form of medical container and a second fluid transfer port of a second form of medical container, the system comprising:

• at least one radiation source to supply a dose of radiation;
• a first radiation seal assembly having a first aperture and being configured to engage the first fluid transfer port of the first form of medical container;
• at least a second radiation seal assembly substantially different from the first radiation seal assembly, wherein the second radiation seal assembly has a second aperture and is configured to engage the second fluid transfer port of the second form of medical container, wherein the second form of medical container has particular shape substantially different from the first form of medical container;
• a controller to determine which radiation seal assembly corresponds to a third fluid transfer port to be sanitized, wherein the third fluid transfer port is part of a third medical container, the third medical container being one of the first form and the second form;
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• an actuator to bring the portion of the third fluid transfer port to be sanitized into optical communication with the radiation source through the aperture of the radiation seal assembly determined to correspond to the third fluid transfer port.

A method of substantially sanitizing at least a portion of a first fluid transfer port of a first form of medical container and at least a portion of a second fluid transfer port of a second form of medical container, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a sanitization system having at least one radiation source, a first radiation seal assembly having a first aperture and being configured to engage the first fluid transfer port of the first form of medical container, and a second radiation seal assembly substantially different from the first radiation seal assembly, wherein the second radiation seal assembly has a second aperture and is configured to engage the second fluid transfer port of the second form of medical container, wherein the second form of medical container has a particular shape substantially different from the first form of medical container;
• retrieving a third medical container to be sanitized, wherein the third medical container has one of the first form and the second form;
• determining, using a controller, which radiation seal assembly corresponds to the third medical container;
• engaging the third medical container with the determined radiation seal assembly;
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• supplying a predetermined dose of radiation from the radiation source to a portion of a third fluid transfer port of the third medical container to be sanitized to substantially reduce bioactivity thereon.