Patent ID: 11931489
Assignee: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A sterilization apparatus comprising:
a main body defining a sterilization space for sterilization of a sterilization target and including one or more inner surfaces, the sterilization target having a first region with a first cross-sectional area and a second region with a second cross-sectional area smaller than the first cross-sectional area;
a plurality of sterilization modules disposed on the one or more inner surfaces of the main body and structured to emit germicidal light to a targeted position of the sterilization space, wherein a sterilization module comprises:
a support member mounted on an inner surface of the main body and extending along the sterilization space; and
a plurality of light sources emitting the germicidal light, the plurality of light sources mounted on the support member and arranged side by side at irregular intervals along the support member; the irregular intervals being based on cross-sectional areas of the sterilization target, and
a first sensor configured to detect a presence of the sterilization target in the sterilization space; and
a controller controlling operation of the plurality of sterilization modules based on information provided from the first sensor, and
wherein the plurality of sterilization modules is arranged to deliver the germicidal light from the plurality of light sources of each sterilization module collectively to the targeted position,
wherein a first set of the plurality of light sources delivering the germicidal light to the second region of the sterilization target is arranged more densely than a second set of the plurality of light sources delivering the germicidal light to the first region of the sterilization target.