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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Veritas Medical, L.l.c., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Nathaniel L. R. Rhodes, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Adam E. Bracken, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Martin de la Presa, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Ahrash E. Poursaid, Sandy, UT (US);
Ryan R. Coil, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Mitchell Barneck, Clearfield, UT (US);
James Preston Allen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Veritas Medical, L.L.C., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for the inactivation of infectious agents in, on or around a catheter residing in a patient's body cavity. The method comprises transmitting non-ultraviolet sterilizing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) substantially axially along an optical element in the catheter body. Through delivery of the sterilizing EMR to particular areas of highest infection, the present disclosure is able to inactivate the major sources of infection in catheters.