Apparatus for deactivating instruments and devices

An apparatus for deactivating medical instruments and devices, comprised of:

• a housing structure;
• a drawer movable between a deactivation position where said drawer is disposed within said housing structure, and a loading position where said drawer extends from said housing;
• a removable tray dimensioned to be received into said drawer, said tray comprised of a flat panel having a recess formed therein and inlet ort and an outlet port extending through a bottom portion of said tray, said ports communicating with said recess;
• a drawer-sealing assembly attached to said housing structure by at least one element capable of moving said drawer-sealing assembly between a first position and a drawer sealing position, said drawer-sealing assembly operable to engage said tray to enclose said recess, said recess when enclosed by said drawer-sealing assembly forming a decontamination chamber;
• a vent line connected to said decontamination chamber for venting fluid from said decontamination chamber;
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• a circulation system within said housing structure, said circulation system being connectable to said inlet port and said outlet port of said tray to form a closed loop circulation system to circulate a microbial deactivation liquid therein and fluidly disconnected from said inlet port and said outlet port of said tray when said drawer is in said loading position.