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METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PORTABLE STERILIZATION AND CONTAINMENT OF MEDICAL DEVICES

  • US 20190328915A1
  • Filed: 04/30/2019
  • Published: 10/31/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sterilizer for sterilizing one or more medical devices, the sterilizer comprising:

  • a housing including one or more walls defining a sterilization chamber for containing electromagnetic radiation and for enclosing the one or more medical devices, the housing having one or more openings for receiving the one or more medical devices and a door that hinges open to allow individual access to the one or more medical devices, the door providing a seal between the sterilization chamber and an external environment when closed;

    at least one electromagnetic radiation source comprising a plurality of electromagnetic radiation emitters arranged in an at least one array, wherein the emitters are positioned to emit electromagnetic radiation within the sterilization chamber; and

    an internal control circuit for controlling a sterilization cycle, the internal control circuit includes an RFID scanner for use with the one or more medical devices and a plurality of sensors that validate the sterilizer is completely closed during the sterilization cycle, prevent sterilization of non-system components, and prevent radiation emission into the external environment, and wherein the plurality of sensors includes a radiation sensor located in a hardest to sterilize location within the housing, wherein the sterilization cycle continues until the radiation sensor has received a radiation dose greater than a minimum radiation dose set within the internal control circuit,the sterilization chamber further including a liner with sterilizing radiation reflecting material adapted to reflect and distribute the radiation.

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