Patent ID: 6596230
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A61L,A61M

Abstract:
A device for inactivating pathogens in a fluid, the device comprising:a radiation permeable chamber having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a first surface and a second surface, the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet in fluid communication with a fluid flow; a rigid radiation permeable form disposed adjacent to and in contact with the first surface of the chamber, and a plurality of flexible vanes disposed adjacent to and in contact with the second surface of the chamber, the flexible vanes exerting a force against the rigid-radiation permeable form and being movable with respect to the chamber in a direction of the fluid flow so that the fluid is moved within the chamber when the vanes move; and a radiation source disposed at a fixed distance from the chamber that provides irradiation of the fluid moving through the chamber.