Patent ID: 9511344
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61L,A61M,B01J,C02F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for the treatment of a fluid, the apparatus comprising: a chamber, at least 80 percent of the chamber being enclosed by at least one wall having an inner surface, the inner surface of the at least one wall enclosing the chamber being covered by a light reflective material that is at least 80 percent reflective; an ultraviolet-transmissive tube including an interior and a continuous interior-facing surface surrounding the interior, the ultraviolet-transmissive tube being made of a material that is transmissive to ultraviolet light, the ultraviolet-transmissive tube being disposed within the chamber and adapted to permit the fluid to pass through the chamber by flowing through the interior of the ultraviolet-transmissive tube, wherein the fluid in the chamber is fully contained by the continuous interior-facing surface within the interior of the ultraviolet-transmissive tube; an ultraviolet lamp, the ultraviolet lamp being disposed within a transmissive protective sleeve positioned within the interior of the ultraviolet-transmissive tube and continuously surrounded by the interior-facing surface of the ultraviolet-transmissive tube.