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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Xenex Disinfection Services Llc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Mark A. Stibich, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Xenex Disinfection Services Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods are provided which include placing one or more objects into a cabinet, subsequently closing the cabinet and remotely starting a disinfection device disposed therein to disperse a germicide within the closed cabinet. Embodiments of cabinets include an interior void of at least 10 ft, a door to enclose the cabinet and one or more support structures arranged within the cabinet adjacent the interior void. Portions of the support structures facing the interior void are transparent and/or have through-holes. Other embodiments of cabinets include a moveable germicidal blocking partition for separating portions of the cabinet, a door for accessing one of the portions and a sensor for detecting when the partition is in position to separate the portions. An embodiment of a support structure includes a base having transparent materials and/or one or more through-holes, sidewalls shaped to match a peripheral contour of a medical device, and a weight sensor.