Container and system for decontaminating a medical device with a fog
First Claim
1. A pouch for retaining an endoscope during and after a decontamination process, the pouch comprising:
- a first pouch side;
a second pouch side attached to the first pouch side to form the pouch that is configured to retain the endoscope, the second pouch side further securable to the first pouch side to seal the endoscope within the pouch, and wherein the second pouch side is configured to permit passage of a decontaminating substance; and
a port member coupled to the second pouch side, the port member including an external interface configured to be connected to a device that provides the decontaminating substance through the port member and through the second pouch side by permeating the second pouch side to an interior of the pouch when said external interface is connected to a source of decontaminating substance.
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Abstract
A pouch for retaining an endoscope during and after a decontamination process includes a first pouch side, a second pouch side attached to the first pouch side to form the pouch that is configured to retain the endoscope, and a port member coupled to the second pouch side. The second pouch side is securable to the first pouch side to seal the endoscope within the pouch. The second pouch side is configured to permit passage of a decontaminating substance. The port member is coupled to the second pouch side and includes an external interface configured to be connected to a device that provides the decontaminating substance for passage through the port member into an interior of the pouch.
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26 Claims
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1. A pouch for retaining an endoscope during and after a decontamination process, the pouch comprising:
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a first pouch side; a second pouch side attached to the first pouch side to form the pouch that is configured to retain the endoscope, the second pouch side further securable to the first pouch side to seal the endoscope within the pouch, and wherein the second pouch side is configured to permit passage of a decontaminating substance; and a port member coupled to the second pouch side, the port member including an external interface configured to be connected to a device that provides the decontaminating substance through the port member and through the second pouch side by permeating the second pouch side to an interior of the pouch when said external interface is connected to a source of decontaminating substance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for decontaminating a medical device, the system comprising:
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a chemical chamber configured to receive a decontaminating substance from a chemical reservoir and disperse the decontaminating substance into the chemical chamber as a fog; a decontamination chamber configured to retain the medical device and receive the fog from the chemical chamber to surround the medical device; a pressure control assembly connected to the decontamination chamber and configured to control the pressure in the decontamination chamber to manage fluid flow between the chemical chamber and the decontamination chamber; and an enclosure for retaining the medical device including a fog-permeable layer and an exterior port member coupled to the fog-permeable layer, the exterior port member configured to interface with the decontamination chamber such that when the port member is interfaced with the decontamination chamber the fog is transferable from the chemical chamber into the interior of the enclosure through the exterior port member and through the fog-permeable layer by permeating the fog-permeable layer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for decontaminating a medical device, the system comprising:
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a chemical chamber configured to receive a decontaminating substance from a chemical reservoir as a fluid; a decontamination chamber configured to retain the medical device and receive the fluid from the chemical chamber to surround the medical device; a pressure control assembly connected to the decontamination chamber and configured to control the pressure in the decontamination chamber to manage fluid flow between the chemical chamber and the decontamination chamber; and an enclosure for retaining the medical device including a fluid-permeable layer and a port member coupled to and abutting a surface of the fluid-permeable layer without extending through the fluid-permeable layer, the port member configured to connect to the chemical chamber such that when the port member is connected to the chemical chamber the fluid is transferable from the chemical chamber through the port member, through a barrier formed by the fluid-permeable layer, and into the interior of the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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