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Cleaning system for an image plate readout device

US9770522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2014
Grant dateSep 26, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2/082
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of disinfecting a readout device having a reader unit that reads an imaging medium, the method comprising: identifying an absence of the imaging medium from the inside of the readout device; and emitting, from a disinfecting element, radiation capable of destroying disease carriers onto an the interior of the readout device when the imaging medium is absent from inside the readout device.

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