Patent ID: 8329098

Claim:
A method of enhancing disinfection of an object by obtaining an additive effect from energy produced by the process of disinfection, said method comprising: providing a disinfecting system comprising a cup configured to retain a solution therein, and a cap assembly engageable with the cup and configured to retain the object as well as a catalyst, said cap assembly comprising a shiftable member which is shiftable between a first position for sealing the disinfecting system and a second position for venting the disinfecting system, wherein the shiftable member comprises a plunger; engaging the cap assembly with the cup, thereby providing a reaction chamber which contains the solution, the catalyst, and the object to be disinfected; allowing pressure within the reaction chamber to increase as a result of the solution reacting to the catalyst, during which time the additive effect enhances the disinfection of the object, and during which time the shiftable member is in said first position; allowing the pressure within the reaction chamber to further increase, thereby causing the shiftable member of the cap assembly to shift from the first position to the second position, thereby causing venting of the reaction chamber.