Patent ID: 8496610
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A device for administering a fluid, comprising: a sterilization cassette comprising a shell, a fluid chamber, and an ultraviolet light transmitting window; a housing within which the sterilization cassette is removably seated; an input tube connected to a first portion of the sterilization cassette, wherein the input tube is configured to receive a fluid from a source and deliver the fluid to the chamber; an ultraviolet light source positioned to direct ultraviolet light through the window into the cassette at an intensity sufficient to kill or render non-reproducible at least one species of a microorganism in the fluid while the fluid is in the chamber; an outlet tube connected to a second portion of the sterilization cassette, wherein the outlet tube is configured to receive the fluid from the cassette and direct the fluid to a destination; wherein the input tube, outlet tube, chamber and window are configured so that the fluid mixes within the chamber in a manner so that the fluid is substantially uniformly exposed to the light while in the chamber.