Patent ID: 9737624
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61L

Claim:
1. A system for sterilizing a fluid, comprising: a sterilization container bounding a first fluid flow path and being configured to couple with a fluid source, the sterilization container being comprised of a polymeric first wall and an opposing polymeric second wall with the first fluid path being bounded between the first wall and the second wall, the first wall and the second wall each being comprised of a flexible polymeric film; a support surface and an adjacently disposed retention plate, the sterilization container being sandwiched between the support surface and the retention plate so that when a fluid passes through the first fluid flow path, the support surface is held stationary relative to the retention plate; and a first beam generator configured to direct a first beam of electromagnetic radiation through the polymeric first wall of the sterilization container and through at least a portion of the first fluid flow path, the first beam of electromagnetic radiation being sufficient to at least partially sterilize a fluid when the fluid is passing through the first fluid flow path.