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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:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Mark David St.Germain, Dunstable, MA (US);
Robert Alfred Feuersanger, Westford, MA (US);
Juris Alex Grauds, Hull, MA (US);
Paul Naumann, Providence, RI (US);
Lisette Manrique Miller, Taunton, MA (US);
Gerhard Andrew Foelsche, Rehoboth, MA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2006.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/0047 (2013.01); A61L 2202/121 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disinfection device includes a radiation lamp () having an aperture for delivering radiation. A flexible shroud () surrounds a perimeter of the aperture. The shroud includes a surface configured to deform and create a seal around the aperture when in contact with a target surface. A sensing circuit () is configured to sense a state of the seal and enable the radiation lamp when the seal is complete.