Patent ID: 7807118
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A decontamination system suitable for decontaminating an exterior surface of an item of medical equipment by cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising the item to ensure that the item is made safe after use on one patient and prior to use on a second patient, the system comprising: (I) a plurality of pre-clean wipes comprising moist fabric members containing at least one surfactant for wiping an item to be decontaminated; (II) a two-part sterilant system comprising: (a) a first part comprising a first reagent in a carrier medium; and (b) a second part which is miscible with the first part and which comprises a second reagent in a carrier medium; wherein the first reagent and the second reagent will react when mixed to provide a chlorine dioxide containing sterilising composition; the first part being contained in a dispenser whereby it may be dispensed as a fluid, and the second part being absorbed or impregnated in a plurality of sterilising wipes each of which comprises a fabric member in a sealed container; and (III) a plurality of rinse wipes, each rinse wipe comprising an agent for neutralising an active ingredient of the sterilising composition, and a moist, sterile, fabric member in its own sealed container, wherein the decontamination system provides for decontaminating an item of medical equipment by cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising the exterior surface of the item to ensure that the exterior surface of the item is made safe after use on one patient and prior to use on a second patient.