Sterilization and coating apparatus
First Claim
1. A sterilization apparatus comprising:
- a housing provided with an opening through which an object may be inserted;
first means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for irradiating with bacteriocidal radiation an object inserted into said housing through said opening;
second means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a sterilizing agent;
third means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a protective covering; and
means operatively connected to said first means, said second means, and said third means for controlling and determining the activation of said first means, said second means, and said third means.
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Abstract
A sterilization apparatus comprises a housing provided with an opening through which an object may be inserted, and an ultraviolet radiation generator at least partially inside the housing for irradiating with bacteriocidal radiation an object inserted into the housing through the opening. A liquid spraying mechanism or gas injection mechanism is disposed at least partially inside the housing for applying to the inserted object a sterilizing agent. A coating or cover forming mechanism is also provided at least partially inside the housing for forming on the inserted object a protective covering. A control unit controls the activation of the radiation generator, the sterilizing mechanism and the coating mechanism.
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62 Claims
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1. A sterilization apparatus comprising:
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a housing provided with an opening through which an object may be inserted; first means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for irradiating with bacteriocidal radiation an object inserted into said housing through said opening; second means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a sterilizing agent; third means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a protective covering; and means operatively connected to said first means, said second means, and said third means for controlling and determining the activation of said first means, said second means, and said third means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for providing a glove about a hand, comprising:
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a housing provided with an opening through which the hand may be inserted; means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted hand a protective covering in the form of a membrane impermeable to bacteria; and means operatively connected to said means for applying for controlling the activation of said means for applying. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A sterilization apparatus comprising:
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a housing provided with an opening through which an object may be inserted; first means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for irradiating with bacteriocidal radiation an object inserted into said housing through said opening; second means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a sterilizing agent; and means operatively connected to said first means and said second means for controlling and determining the activation of said first means and said second means. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A sterilization apparatus comprising:
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a housing provided with an opening through which an object may be inserted; first means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for irradiating with bacteriocidal radiation an object inserted into said housing through said opening; second means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a protective covering; and means operatively connected to said first means and said second means for controlling and determining the activation of said first means and said second means. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A sterilization apparatus comprising:
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a housing provided with an opening through which an object may be inserted; first means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a sterilizing agent; second means at least partially inside said housing and connected thereto for applying to the inserted object a protective covering; and means operatively connected to said first means and said second means for controlling and determining the activation of said first means and said second means. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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