Devices, systems and methods for treating medical devices having passageways with ozone gas
US10232072B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2209/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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