Patent ID: 11944710
Assignee: 3B MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A device for disinfecting equipment, comprising:
a base;
a chamber;
a closure movable relative to the base between an open position and a closed position, wherein the base and the closure provide boundaries of the chamber when the closure is in the closed position;
an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to emit UV light within the chamber;
an ozone generator configured to generate ozone within the chamber; and
a control unit configured to activate the UV light source and the ozone generator during different periods of time in a disinfection cycle,
wherein the control unit is configured to activate the UV light source for a first period of time of the disinfection cycle,
wherein the control unit is configured to activate the ozone generator following the first period of time for a second period of time of the disinfection cycle,
wherein the control unit is configured to not activate the UV light source during the second period of time,
wherein the control unit is configured to reactivate the UV light source for a subsequent period of time of the disinfection cycle occurring after the second period of time,
wherein the control unit is configured to not activate the ozone generator during the first period of time and the subsequent period of time; and
wherein the first period of time is longer than the subsequent period of time.