Patent ID: 7282358
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: A61M,C12N,H01J

Abstract:
1. A method for sterilizing a complex fluid, comprising; a) introducing a supply of complex fluid into a treatment zone, wherein said complex fluid is selected from the group consisting of blood products, pharmaceuticals, injectable solutions and vaccines, said complex fluid containing a pathogen comprising a bacteria and/or a virus that is responsive to light energy; b) applying light energy to said complex fluid in said treatment zone, said light energy being supplied from an excimer, non-pulsed, non-laser light source utilizing dielectric barrier discharge that generates a substantially monochromatic light having a wavelength of between 260 nm and 310 nm; wherein said light energy from said light source is effective to substantially excite and inactivate said pathogen while substantially preserving said complex fluid; and wherein the light source is maintained at ambient temperature.