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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:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward L Sinofsky, Dennis, MA (US);
Assignee:
Rare Earth Medical, Inc., W. Yarmouth, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504921 ; 422 24 ; 606 15 ;
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for sterilization of endoscopic instrument lumens. Diffuse ultraviolet radiation is employed to sterilize the inner surfaces of the instrument lumen. The ultraviolet radiation can be delivered via one or more optical fibers having a light-diffusing assembly coupled thereto. The instrument operates by delivering cytotoxic radiation to the inner lumen surface to sterilize any biological agents which may be present within the instrument lumen.