Patent ID: 6022511
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
An apparatus for germicidally cleansing of a fluid comprising:a chamber formed from a series of more than one interconnected truncated mating ellipsoidal sections each such section having openings at opposite ends along the section's longitudinal axis intercepting sections mating at such openings and forming intersection openings sufficient to allow both the fluid and to pass between the sections, the first such ellipsoidal section in the series forming the chamber having an inlet opening to allow the fluid to enter the chamber and the last such ellipsoidal section having an exit opening to allow the fluid to exit the chamber;the inner wall of the chamber being made from an ultraviolet reflective material;ultraviolet light sources positioned in one or more of said sections of the chamber;the wall of each section being curved to direct the UV irradiation from the UV source throughout the entire chamber such that the energy in the UV chamber is uniform throughout the chamber and accumulates over time to reach a steady state energy level greater than that emitted by the UV source.