Medical device treatment
AssigneeSensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
InventorsYuri Bilenko, Timothy James Bettles, Alexander Dobrinsky, Michael Shur
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Abstract
An ultraviolet illuminator for providing a cleaning treatment to a medical device is disclosed. The ultraviolet illuminator can include an ultraviolet cleaning treatment system that operates in conjunction with at least one ultraviolet radiation source and sensor to clean surfaces of a medical device for purposes of disinfection, sterilization, and/or sanitization. The ultraviolet illuminator is suitable for a wide variety of medical devices, instruments and equipment. Stethoscopes and medical instrument probes are illustrative examples of some devices that can be used with the ultraviolet illuminator.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an open-ended housing having a cavity formed therein that is configured to receive a medical device;
- at least one ultraviolet radiation source located within the cavity of the housing that is configured to emit ultraviolet radiation towards a surface of the medical device located within the cavity;
- at least one sensor located within the cavity of the housing that is configured to generate a set of signals corresponding to at least one cavity parameter;
- a control unit that determines whether the medical device needs a cleaning treatment in response to the medical device being placed within the housing, the control unit determining that the medical device needs the cleaning treatment in response to determining, using at least one of the set of signals received from the at least one sensor, that the surface of the medical device has an amount of at least one of:
- bacteria, germs, or viruses, that exceeds a predetermined threshold, the control unit activating operation of the ultraviolet radiation source in response to determining that the medical device needs the cleaning treatment, wherein the activating includes specifying a plurality of operating parameters for the cleaning treatment of the medical device, the plurality of operating parameters including a cleaning treatment time that the ultraviolet radiation source emits the ultraviolet radiation towards the surface of the medical device, a dosage of ultraviolet radiation delivered by the ultraviolet radiation source, a power setting for operating the ultraviolet radiation source, and a maximum operating temperature;
- an input component that permits a user to adjust at least one of the plurality of operating parameters;
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- an output component that provides status information of the cleaning treatment for use by the user.
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