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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
3b Medical, Inc., Winter Haven, FL (US);
Albert A. Lucio, Haines City, FL (US);
3B Medical, Inc., Winter Haven, FL (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a device for disinfecting equipment, such as medical devices, surgical equipment, and/or CPAP components (or, CPAP equipment), including the various parts of a CPAP system, such as hoses, masks, pillows, couplings, humidifiers, etc., that require frequent cleaning and disinfecting. An example device includes a chamber, an ultraviolet (UV) light configured to emit UV light within the chamber, an ozone generator configured to generate ozone within the chamber, and a control unit configured to activate the UV light and the ozone generator simultaneously for a first period of time. A method is also disclosed.