Patent ID: 9421290
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A61L,G01R,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A hand held hub sterilization and data acquisition device comprising: a housing defining an opening at a distal end of the housing; a hinged access door positioned on the distal end of the housing; a sterilization chamber formed in the housing along a longitudinal axis that extends at an angle relative to a plane including the distal end of the housing; a source of UV radiation disposed within the sterilization chamber for uniform emission of UV-C radiation into the sterilization chamber; a user interface; and a safety interlock mechanism, wherein the safety interlock mechanism comprises a rare earth magnet mounted on the hinged access door and a Hall sensor, and wherein the hinged access door is closed and the Hall sensor senses a magnetic field of the magnet and sends a signal to the user interface indicating a ready state for excitation of the source of UV radiation.