Devices, systems and methods for treating medical devices having passageways with ozone gas

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10842898-B2
Application number	US-201816190996-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2018
Priority date	Jul 15, 2011
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure is generally related to devices, methods and systems for cleaning, disinfecting and/or sterilizing a medical device, medical hoses and tubes and accessories thereof with ozone gas, in particular the disclosure relates to devices, methods and systems with multiple receptacles for providing closed-loop fluid pathways to distribute ozone gas to inner passageways and the outer compartments of medical devices. The devices in accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure have two or more receptacles for distributing ozone gas, a gas-tight compartment, an ozone operating system, and one or more connector units configured to fluidly migrate ozone in closed-loop treatment systems.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ozone treatment system, comprising:
a housing;
an ozone operating system within the housing, the ozone operating system configured to generate ozone gas;
a compartment within the housing, the compartment configured to transition between an open position and a closed position;
a receptacle
an exhaust port at least partially within at least one sidewall of the compartment; and
a filter for converting ozone to oxygen;

wherein:
the ozone operating system is configured to be fluidly coupled to the compartment and to cause ozone gas to flow outside the housing at least in part via an ozone conveyance line that is configured to be fluidly coupled to the receptacle;
the filter is coupled to the exhaust port and is located within the interior of the compartment or within the at least one wall of the compartment; and
in the open position, the compartment permits insertion of at least a mask of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine into an interior of the compartment.

2. The ozone treatment system of claim 1 , wherein the filter is located downstream of an inlet side of the exhaust port.

3. The ozone treatment system of claim 2 , wherein the filter is located within the at least one sidewall of the compartment.

4. The ozone treatment system of claim 1 , wherein the filter comprises an oxidizing catalyst to convert ozone gas to oxygen.

5. The ozone treatment system of claim 4 , wherein said oxidizing catalyst comprises magnesium oxide.

6. The ozone treatment system of claim 1 , wherein:
the receptacle is a second receptacle that is configured to couple to a distal end of the ozone conveyance line;
the system further comprises a first receptacle that is configured to provide at least a portion of a fluid connection between the ozone operating system and the ozone conveyance line; and
the second receptacle is configured to provide at least a portion of a fluid connection between the interior of the compartment and the ozone conveyance line.

7. The ozone treatment system of claim 6 , wherein the ozone conveyance line is a hose.

8. The ozone treatment system of claim 7 , wherein said hose is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) hose.

9. The ozone treatment system of claim 1 , further comprising an air pump fluidly coupled to the ozone operating system.

10. The ozone treatment system of claim 1 , wherein the filter is located at a position upstream of an inlet side of the exhaust port.

11. The ozone treatment system of claim 10 , wherein the filter is located within the interior of the compartment.

12. The ozone treatment system of claim 10 , wherein the ozone conveyance line extends through at the receptacle.

13. The ozone treatment system of claim 12 , wherein a seal is formed between the compartment and an outer surface of an intermediate portion of the ozone conveyance line, the intermediate portion being between a first end and a second end of the ozone conveyance line.

14. The ozone treatment system of claim 13 , further comprising a lid movable between said closed position and said open position, wherein:
said lid further comprises a sealing element; and
when said lid is in said closed position:
a first portion of said lid engages said sealing element; and
said sealing element engages at least a part of the outer surface of said intermediate portion of said ozone conveyance line, such that said receptacle is at least partially defined by said part of the outer surface of the intermediate portion of the ozone conveyance line and said sealing element.

15. The ozone treatment system of claim 10 , wherein the filter comprises an oxidizing catalyst to convert ozone gas to oxygen.

16. The ozone treatment system of claim 15 , wherein said oxidizing catalyst comprises magnesium oxide.

17. The ozone treatment system of claim 10 , further comprising a sensor for sensing an amount of ozone within the interior of the compartment.

18. The ozone treatment system of claim 10 , further comprising an air pump fluidly coupled to the ozone operating system.

19. An ozone treatment system, comprising:
a housing;
an ozone operating system within the housing, the ozone operating system configured to generate ozone gas;
a compartment within the housing;
a first receptacle;
a connector unit; and
a second receptacle

wherein:
the first receptacle is fluidly coupled to the ozone operating system;
the connector unit is configured to fluidly couple to a proximal end of a hose;
the first receptacle and connector unit are configured to provide at least a portion of a fluid connection between the hose and the ozone operating system;
the second receptacle is configured to couple to a distal end of the hose to provide at least a portion of a fluid connection between the hose and the compartment; and
the ozone treatment system is configured such that ozone gas can flow outside the housing at least in part via the hose.

20. The ozone treatment system of claim 19 , wherein:
the compartment further comprises an exhaust port; and
the system further comprises a filter for converting ozone to oxygen; and
the filter is fluidly coupled to or is configured to fluidly couple to the exhaust port.

21. The ozone treatment system of claim 20 , wherein at least a portion of the filter is inside the compartment, within a wall of the compartment, or a combination thereof.

22. The ozone treatment system of claim 19 , wherein at least a portion of the filter is inside the compartment.

23. The ozone treatment system of claim 19 , further comprising said hose, wherein the connector unit is coupled directly to the proximal end of the hose.

24. The ozone treatment system of claim 23 , wherein the connector unit is coupled directly to the first receptacle.

25. The ozone treatment system of claim 19 , wherein the hose is a continuous positive airway pressure hose.

Assignees

• Soclean Inc

Inventors

• Leyva Timothy
• Olszta William E

Classifications

• A61L2103/15

  Laboratory, medical or dentistry appliances, e.g. catheters or sharps · CPC title

• A61M2202/0216

  Ozone · CPC title

• A61L2/26

  Accessories · CPC title

• A61M16/0875

  Connecting tubes · CPC title

• A61L2/202 Primary

  Ozone · CPC title