Patent ID: 11918698
Assignee: UV PARTNERS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A UV disinfection device configured to be supported by a workstation surface for disinfecting a mobile device, the UV disinfection device comprising:
a light housing having an opening, wherein the light housing includes a longitudinal axis;
a UV-C light source disposed within the light housing, the UV-C light source configured to emit UV-C light through the opening;
a support stand joined to and supporting the light housing for disposal on a workstation surface, wherein the support stand includes an inclined support surface configured to receive a mobile device, the inclined support surface including a ledge extending away from the inclined support surface configured to cooperate with the inclined support surface to hold a mobile device, and a support member disposed opposite the ledge and extending from the inclined support surface to support the light housing at a position completely above the workstation surface;
wherein the inclined support surface includes a major axis offset from and centered relative to the longitudinal axis of the light housing, the light housing having a width extending along the longitudinal axis and wherein an imaginary vertical plane bisects the width so that the major axis of the inclined support surface extends along the bisecting vertical plane,
a control system configured to control operation of the UV-C light source and visible light source including activation of the UV-C light source and activation of the visible light source; and
wherein the UV-C light source is configured to direct UV-C light toward a target disinfection area, the target disinfection area including the inclined support surface to provide disinfection of a mobile device disposed on the inclined support surface and a region adjacent the UV disinfection device to provide disinfection of a keyboard supported by the workstation surface in the adjacent region;
wherein the ledge and inclined support surface cooperate to provide a mobile device holder configured to orient a mobile device at an upright pitch relative to the workstation surface, whereby the pitch facilitates simultaneously (1) viewing a screen of a mobile device by a user seated at the workstation; and (2) disinfecting the screen of the mobile device disposed on the mobile device holder with the UV-C light directed through the opening by the UV-C light source.