Patent SG-11201903625Y-A (SG)
Title: Decontamination system using forced air and methods of using the same
Inventor: PETERSEN MICHAEL P
IPC: A61L2/20
Filed: 2017-11-02
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1#1110111101110101011111 vu 1101 0 011111111111H1001111110111111011110111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\" WO 2018/085506 Al 11 May 2018 (11.05 2018) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, A61L 2/20 (2006.01) A61L 2/24 (2006.01) DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, A61L 2/22 (2006.01) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (21) International Application Number: KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, PCT/US2017/059670 MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, (22) International Filing Date: SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, 02 November 2017 (02.11.2017) TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (30) Priority Data: UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 62/418,512 07 November 2016 (07.11.2016) US TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FL FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, (71) Applicant: MEDIVATORS INC. [US/US]; 14605 28th MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447 (US). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, (72) Inventor: PETERSEN, Michael P.; 7843 Dover Cove, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55302 (US). Declarations under Rule 4.17: (74) Agent: ACKLEY, James et al.; MEDIVATORS INC., — as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)) 14605 28th Avenue N., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447 — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a (US). patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) =_ AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = (54) Title: DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM USING FORCED AIR AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME (57) : The invention is directed towards a system and method for = —t.. decontaminating a device. The system comprises a chamber defining an en- closed space and includes a pump. The enclosed space is configured to with- - 18 % It . ?6 stand pressure changes within the space and receive a device that includes a lumen. The system includes a controller configured to control a temperature and pressure within the chamber, a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the enclosed space, and a source of a decontaminating substance. A vaporizer or atomizer is in fluid communication with the source of the de- = 1 ' = = _ contaminating substance and is configured to provide a vaporized deconta- minating substance within the enclosed space. The pump has an inlet and 4-744. = • an outlet. One of the inlet and outlet is in fluid communication with the en- closed space of the chamber and the other of the inlet and outlet is config- = — = — ' ured to be in fluid communication with the lumen. = I . 1 ' st ti 20 62 /2 48. i , — Il ,tD 0 kin kin cc © , Fig, 1 ,—, © N C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/085506 Al MIDEDIM01101 DIDIREIE1111111111111111111111111111111111111110111111111111 Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))