Patent ID: 9457121
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61L,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A sterilization apparatus for sterilizing air in connection with an anesthesia or ventilator device, comprising: an inner housing having opposed top and bottom ends and having a wall structure that defines a sealed inner chamber extending between said top and bottom ends, said wall structure defining an inner chamber; wherein said wall structure includes a side wall that defines a window covered by a transparent panel; an inlet port in fluid communication with one end of said inner chamber and configured to direct unsterilized air into said inner chamber; an ultraviolet (“UV”) light source positioned outwardly adjacent said window and configured to emit UV light through said transparent panel and into said inner chamber when energized so as to sterilize air in said inner chamber; and an outlet port in fluid communication with another end of said inner chamber and configured to direct sterilized air downstream from said inner chamber; wherein: