Patent ID: 11857688
Assignee: DIVERSEY, INC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A decontamination apparatus capable of reducing contaminants by at least a 1 log 10 reduction of contagions on a surface in a room comprising:
a base;
a source that emits UVC light at a suitable intensity to at least partially decontaminate a target object on which the UVC light is imparted to render the target object pathogen reduced;
an adjustable support coupled to the base that supports the source, the adjustable support comprising an adjustment mechanism that is manipulable to adjust a position of the source relative to the base;
a redundant occupant sensing system that includes a plurality of sensors that each independently senses a different property indicative of the presence or absence of a room occupant; and
a controller that is in communication with the redundant occupant sensing system and is operatively connected to the source to control a decontamination cycle, wherein the controller is configured to terminate the decontamination cycle when the presence of a room occupant is detected.