PORTABLE ANTIMICROBIAL ULTRA VIOLET STERILIZER
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1. A method of sterilization comprising:
- (a) providing a housing with a chamber, wherein the chamber has one or more compartments;
(b) providing one or more components configured to emit UVC radiation or generate ozone or both, wherein the UVC radiation and the ozone are confined within the one or more compartments of the chamber;
(c) providing an article for sterilization;
(d) exposing the article first to the ozone; and
(e) exposing the article to the UVC radiation after the ozone exposure.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a sterilization unit consisting of a cubical enclosure which uses a sequenced supply of ozone and ultraviolet radiation in the C band (UVC) wave length to sterilize. In use, an article to be sterilized is positioned atop a glass plate mounted between two sources of UVC radiation sources and ozone is first supplied to the enclosure for a period of 15 seconds to 60 minutes followed by a supply of UVC radiation for a period of 15 seconds to 60 minutes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of sterilization comprising:
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(a) providing a housing with a chamber, wherein the chamber has one or more compartments; (b) providing one or more components configured to emit UVC radiation or generate ozone or both, wherein the UVC radiation and the ozone are confined within the one or more compartments of the chamber; (c) providing an article for sterilization; (d) exposing the article first to the ozone; and (e) exposing the article to the UVC radiation after the ozone exposure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medical grade sterilizer comprising:
- an enclosure with one or more compartments, wherein the one or more compartments have one or more curved interior corners such that the curvature possesses a radius to width, height, or depth of the one or more compartments of about 0.0026 to about 0.1;
one or more detachable components configured to emit UVC radiation or ozone or both, wherein the UVC radiation and the ozone are confined within the one or more compartments of the medical grade sterilizer, and wherein the ozone concentration is no greater than 0.05 ppm within the enclosure following sterilization.
- an enclosure with one or more compartments, wherein the one or more compartments have one or more curved interior corners such that the curvature possesses a radius to width, height, or depth of the one or more compartments of about 0.0026 to about 0.1;
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