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Sterilization units, systems, and methods

US9675720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 19, 2015
Grant dateJun 13, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2202/25
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A Sterilization Unit includes: a UV-C radiation source configured to emit UV-C radiation; and a room partition selectably configurable between two or more different partition geometrics and configured, in each of the two or more different partition geometrics, to (a) physically separate floor space of a room into sterilization target area and a non-target area, and (b) direct the UV-C radiation to the target area from at least two different directions while shielding the non-target area from the UV-C radiation.

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