Patent ID: 7229599

Claim:
A chemical delivery device for holding powdered reagents that interact with water to form an anti-microbial fluid for use in an apparatus for cleaning and microbially deactivating items, comprised of: a rigid container having connection means defining a fluid inlet, said connection means being sealably connectable to a source of water on an apparatus for cleaning and microbially deactivating items and a fluid outlet in fluid communication with items to be microbially deactivated; a continuous fluid passage through said container between said fluid inlet and said fluid outlet; a plurality of spaced-apart barrier elements disposed within said fluid passage to define a plurality of isolated compartments within said container, said barrier elements being impervious to powdered reagents, but permeable to said chemical reagents when dissolved in a liquid; a dry, powdered reagent within said compartment for forming an anti-microbial solution when water flows through said container; a plate disposed in said fluid passage above said dry powdered reagent, said plate having a plurality of spaced-apart apertures formed therethrough; and a cavity defined above said plate, said cavity communicating with said fluid inlet, defining a portion of said continuous fluid passage, and being fluidly connected to said compartment by said plurality of spaced-apart apertures formed through said plate.