Patent ID: 9114183
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of medical grade sterilization comprising: (a) providing a housing with an airtight chamber possessing a volume no larger than 2500 inch (b) providing one or more components configured to emit UVC radiation or generate ozone or both, wherein the UVC radiation and the ozone are confined within the one or more compartments of the airtight chamber; (c) providing an article for sterilization, wherein the article is capable of fitting within the airtight chamber; (d) exposing the article first to the ozone for at least 15 seconds at about 0.25 g/hr to about 10 g/hr; and (e) exposing the article to the UVC radiation for at least 15 seconds after the ozone exposure, wherein the UVC radiation exposure is at about 100 μW/cm