# US 9,669,124 B2 · Devices, systems and methods for treating multiple medical devices having passageways with ozone gas

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- Number: US 9,669,124 B2
- Document ID: US9669124B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/141,216
- Filed: 2016-04-28
- Published: 2016-08-18
- Granted: 2017-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2011-07-15
- Assignees: Soclean, Inc.
- Applicants: Inceptus, Inc.
- Inventors: Timothy Leyva; William E. Oltsza
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9669124B2

## CPC

- A61L 2/202: Ozone
- A61L 2/26: Accessories
- A61L 2103/15: Laboratory, medical or dentistry appliances, e.g. catheters or sharps
- A61L 2202/11: Apparatus for generating biocidal substances, e.g. vaporisers, UV lamps
- A61M 16/00: Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators (iron lungs A61H31/02); Tracheal tubes
- A61M 16/0875: {Connecting tubes}
- A61M 2202/0216: Ozone
- A61M 2209/10: Equipment for cleaning
- A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K)
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

The present disclosure is generally related to devices, methods and systems for cleaning, disinfecting and/or sterilizing a medical device, medical hoses and tubes and accessories thereof with ozone gas, in particular the disclosure relates to devices, methods and systems with multiple receptacles for providing closed-loop fluid pathways to distribute ozone gas to inner passageways and the outer compartments of medical devices. The devices in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure have two or more receptacles for distributing ozone gas, a gas-tight compartment, an ozone operating system, and one or more connector units configured to fluidly migrate ozone in closed-loop treatment systems.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An ozone treatment system comprising:
an ozone operating system;
a distribution line fluidly connected to the ozone operating system for receiving and distributing ozone gas;
a first receptacle fluidly coupled to the distribution line, wherein the distribution line traverses the first receptacle for releasing ozone gas into a medical device;
a connector unit configured to fluidly couple at a proximal end to the medical device and at a distal end to a proximal end of a hose of the medical device, wherein the distribution line traverses into the connector unit;
a second receptacle configured to engage a distal end of the hose; and
an exhaust port fluidly connected to the second receptacle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a gas-tight compartment fluidly connected to the second receptacle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a user interface coupled to the ozone operating system.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a timer coupled to the ozone operating system.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising a sensor for sensing remaining ozone in an ozone gas fluid passageway.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1 further comprising an oxidizing catalyst coupled to the exhaust port to collect and break down ozone.