TOOL AND TRAY SANITATION
First Claim
1. A system for sterilizing an item and storing the item in a sterile environment, the system comprising:
- a package having an interior volume for containing the item being sterilized, the package being sealable and substantially impermeable to ozone; and
at least one ozone source configured to introduce ozone inside the package;
wherein the ozone sterilizes the interior volume of the package and the item contained therein.
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Abstract
A system for sanitizing or sterilizing an item and storing the item in a sanitized or sterile environment. The system includes an enclosure into which a sealable package containing the item is placed. At least one ozone source is configured to introduce ozone inside the package. The ozone sterilizes the interior of the package and the item. The ozone source can include an electron beam which ionizes the oxygen, a corona discharge generated within the package, or Vacuum Ultra-Violet (“VUV”) radiation emitted into the package. A germicidal radiation source can be used to sanitize the item and generate ozone. The package containing the item is substantially transparent to germicidal radiation so that the germicidal radiation sanitizes the item as well as the interior of the package. Ultrasonic transducers can introduce ultrasonic energy into the item being sanitized, to break apart groups of clumped pathogens resident on the item.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for sterilizing an item and storing the item in a sterile environment, the system comprising:
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a package having an interior volume for containing the item being sterilized, the package being sealable and substantially impermeable to ozone; and at least one ozone source configured to introduce ozone inside the package; wherein the ozone sterilizes the interior volume of the package and the item contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for sanitizing an item within a sanitary package, the system comprising:
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a sanitizing enclosure; at least one germicidal radiation source configured to emit germicidal radiation within the sanitizing enclosure; a package for containing the item and being placed within the sanitizing enclosure, the package comprising a material that is substantially transparent to germicidal radiation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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