METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR HIGH-LEVEL DISINFECTION

摘要

A disinfection device includes a disinfection chamber into which a radiation source emits ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation. A radiation sensor detects the amount of UV-C radiation within the disinfection chamber, and a temperature sensor produces temperature values of a temperature within the disinfection chamber. A processing unit generates accumulated UV-C radiation values and verifies that the accumulated UV-C radiation value in the disinfection chamber reaches a first radiation threshold while also verifying that the temperature in the disinfection chamber stays below a first temperature threshold. The UV-C radiation may be emitted into the disinfection chamber over one or more fixed periods of time while the total time for the disinfection process is limited to a primary time interval. The process may terminate successfully if the first radiation threshold is exceeded before the primary time interval expires. The disinfection device provides high level disinfection of contaminated articles in a short time and at a low temperature.

主权项

1. A disinfection device, comprising:
a disinfection chamber having an interior volume; at least one radiation source configured to emit ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation into the disinfection chamber; at least one radiation sensor configured to detect an amount of UV-C radiation within the interior volume of the disinfection chamber; at least one temperature sensor configured to produce a temperature value representative of at least one temperature within the interior volume of the disinfection chamber; and a processing unit configured to direct operations of the disinfection device, the operations including:
generating an accumulated UV-C radiation value, the accumulated UV-C radiation value representing an amount of UV-C radiation detected by the at least one radiation sensor;verifying that the accumulated UV-C radiation value reaches a first radiation threshold; andverifying that the temperature value from the temperature sensor does not reach a first temperature threshold.