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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2021
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Norman S. Butler, Springfield, PA (US);
James J. Pilla, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Gabor Mizsei, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Terence Peter Gade, Philadelphia, PA (US);
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Provided are instrument treatment systems, the systems including an insertable portion, the insertable portion being configured for insertion into the bore of a medical imaging system, the insertable portion comprising at least one source of UVC radiation, the insertable portion optionally being constructed to as to be essentially non-interactive with and non-affect by a magnetic field of the medical imaging system. Also provided are related methods of operating the disclosed systems as well as methods of sanitizing the internal bore of a medical imaging system, such as a magnetic resonance system.