Patent ID: 8039245
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. A method of enhancing the disinfection of an object, said method comprising: providing a disinfecting system comprising a cup having solution therein, the object, and a catalyst assembly; moving at least one piece of the catalyst assembly relative to at least one other piece of the catalyst assembly in response to pressure in the system, thereby providing that the effective surface area of the catalyst assembly which is exposed to the solution increases during disinfection of the object within the cup, further comprising providing that the catalyst assembly comprises a first catalyst member and a second catalyst member, further comprising that the system further comprises an actuating rod which engages at least one of the first catalyst member and the second catalyst member, a stem which engages at least one of the first catalyst member and the second catalyst member, and having the actuating rod move relative to the stem, thereby providing that one of the first catalyst member and second catalyst member moves relative to the other of the first catalyst member and second catalyst member.