Container and system for decontaminating a medical device with a fluid
First Claim
1. A method for decontaminating a medical device, the method comprising:
- enclosing the medical device in an enclosure, the enclosure including a fog-permeable layer and an exterior port member and an interior port member coupled to the fog-permeable layer;
placing the enclosure within a decontamination chamber;
coupling the exterior port member of the enclosure to a chemical dispersing interface in the decontamination chamber;
reducing a pressure in the decontamination chamber to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a first evacuation step;
introducing a room temperature decontaminating fluid as a fog into the enclosure within the decontamination chamber by flowing the fog through the exterior port member, the fog-permeable layer, the interior port member, and at least a portion of the medical device;
holding the fog in the enclosure and the decontamination chamber for a decontaminating time;
reducing the pressure in the decontamination chamber to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a second evacuation step; and
venting the decontamination chamber to atmospheric pressure.
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Abstract
A method for decontaminating a medical device includes enclosing the medical device in an enclosure including a fog-permeable layer and an exterior port member coupled to the fog-permeable layer. The exterior port member of the enclosure is coupled to a chemical dispersing interface in a decontamination chamber. A pressure in the decontamination chamber is reduced to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a first evacuation step. A room temperature decontaminating fluid is introduced as a fog into the decontamination chamber. The fog is held in the decontamination chamber for a decontaminating time. The pressure in the decontamination chamber is reduced to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a second evacuation step. The decontamination chamber is vented to atmospheric pressure.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for decontaminating a medical device, the method comprising:
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enclosing the medical device in an enclosure, the enclosure including a fog-permeable layer and an exterior port member and an interior port member coupled to the fog-permeable layer; placing the enclosure within a decontamination chamber; coupling the exterior port member of the enclosure to a chemical dispersing interface in the decontamination chamber; reducing a pressure in the decontamination chamber to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a first evacuation step; introducing a room temperature decontaminating fluid as a fog into the enclosure within the decontamination chamber by flowing the fog through the exterior port member, the fog-permeable layer, the interior port member, and at least a portion of the medical device; holding the fog in the enclosure and the decontamination chamber for a decontaminating time; reducing the pressure in the decontamination chamber to a sub-atmospheric pressure in a second evacuation step; and venting the decontamination chamber to atmospheric pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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