Patent ID: 8658089
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: A01N,A61L,C01B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for disinfecting or sterilizing an object, the apparatus comprising: a nebuliser for nebulising a solution comprising a disinfecting or sterilizing agent; a nebulant pre-concentrator in fluid communication with the nebuliser, wherein the nebulant pre-concentrator comprises a nebulant flow conduit and a counter-flow conduit, and wherein at least a portion of said nebulant flow conduit and said counter-flow conduit define respective opposed sides of a gas permeable membrane; and a disinfecting or sterilizing chamber for housing said object, wherein said chamber is in fluid communication with and downstream from said nebulant flow conduit, wherein the nebuliser and nebulant pre-concentrator are configured to provide a nebulant having a disinfecting or sterilizing agent concentration at least about 60 wt. %.