Automatic disinfecting machine for disinfecting the skin, and method

US11400176B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Pascal Kopperschmidt · Dittelbrunn, DE
• Pia Daniel · Stockach, DE
• Reiner Spickermann · Hammelburg, DE
• Otto Arkossy · Budapest, HU
• Cacilia Scholz · Schwalbach, DE
• Kai-Uwe Ritter · Eremitage, DE
• Elke Schulte · Schweinfurt, DE
• Christopher Hauke · Gustavsburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 29, 2018
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2022
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2202/21
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an automatic disinfection machine for the controlled disinfection of the skin of a patient comprising a treatment chamber for accommodating the body part with the skin to be disinfected; an electrically controllable disinfecting device for disinfecting the skin, a recording device for recording the disinfection of the skin in the form of disinfection data, a data processing control device for controlling the disinfecting device and the recording device. The control device is thereby designed to effect the disinfection of the skin by controlling the disinfecting device, record the disinfection of a skin section of the skin in the form of disinfection data by controlling the recording device.