The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Teleflex Medical Incorporated, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Inventors:
John C. Victor, Kunkletown, PA (US);
David Troy Rowe, Sinking Spring, PA (US);
Assignee:
TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED, Morrisville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/00 (2013.01); A61M 16/04 (2013.01); A61M 16/0402 (2014.02); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); A61M 2205/053 (2013.01); A61M 2209/10 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); G02B 6/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultraviolet irradiation system includes a medical device having a central lumen, an optical fiber having a longitudinal length, and an ultraviolet wave generator, wherein ultraviolet waves generated by the wave generator are dispersed along the longitudinal length of the optical fiber to disinfect the central lumen of the medical device.