Systems, methods, and devices for ozone sanitization of continuous positive airway pressure devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11426481-B2
Application number	US-202017025634-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2020
Priority date	Jul 15, 2011
Publication date	Aug 30, 2022
Grant date	Aug 30, 2022

Abstract

The present invention is generally related to a device and method for sanitizing a medical instrument with ozone, in particular the invention relates to a system, method and a device for sanitizing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. The device has an ozone compartment, an ozone operating system and one or more ozone distribution lines that distribute ozone to a continuous positive airway pressure device. The device may further include a heater adapter unit to connect heating systems in CPAP devices while distributing ozone to sanitize the CPAP device in accordance with the present invention.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for sanitizing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment, comprising:
an ozone device comprising a housing, the housing comprising a compartment and an ozone operating system separate from the compartment, wherein:
the compartment is configured to house at least a portion of a CPAP mask;
the ozone operating system is configured to generate ozone gas and to convey at least a portion of the ozone gas outside of said ozone device; and
the compartment is configured to receive at least a portion of the ozone gas from outside said ozone device.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an air pump that is configured to cause ozone gas generated by said ozone operating system to flow outside said ozone device.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein said air pump is within said housing.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a CPAP part, wherein the ozone device is configured such that at least a portion of the ozone gas generated by the ozone operating system can flow into the CPAP part.

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising an ozone distribution line, wherein:
the ozone distribution line is configured to fluidly couple to the ozone operating system and to the CPAP part; and
the ozone device is configured such that at least a portion of the ozone gas generated by the ozone operating system can flow into the CPAP part at least in part via the ozone distribution line.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the CPAP part is a CPAP hose.

7. The system of claim 5 , further comprising a connector unit, wherein:
the ozone distribution line has a proximal end and a distal end;
the proximal end of the distribution line is fluidly coupled to the ozone operating system;
the distal end of the distribution line is fluidly coupled to the connector unit; and
the connector unit is fluidly coupled to the CPAP part.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein said CPAP part is a CPAP hose.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein:
the CPAP hose comprises a proximal end and a distal end;
the connector unit is fluidly coupled to the proximal end of the CPAP hose; and
the distal end of the CPAP hose is fluidly coupled to the compartment.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the housing comprises a cover that is movable between an open and a closed position; and
in the closed position, at least a portion of the cover forms at least a part of the compartment.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the compartment comprises an exhaust port, and the system further comprises a filter for converting ozone to oxygen, the filter configured to fluidly couple to the exhaust port.

12. An ozone device, comprising:
a housing comprising a compartment and an ozone operating system separate from the compartment;

wherein:
the ozone operating system is configured to generate ozone gas;
the compartment is configured to house at least a portion of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask;
the ozone device is configured such that at least a portion of ozone gas generated by the ozone operating system can flow outside of said ozone device; and
the compartment is configured to receive at least a portion of the ozone gas generated by said ozone operating system from outside said ozone device.

13. The ozone device of claim 12 , further comprising an air pump that is configured to cause ozone gas generated by said ozone operating system to flow outside said ozone device.

14. The ozone device of claim 12 , wherein the housing is configured to couple to an end of an ozone distribution line.

15. The ozone device of claim 12 , wherein said compartment comprises an exhaust port.

16. The ozone device of claim 15 , further comprising a filter configured to convert ozone gas to oxygen.

17. The ozone device of claim 13 , wherein said compartment comprises an exhaust port.

18. The ozone device of claim 17 , wherein the filter is further configured to fluidly couple to said exhaust port.

19. The ozone device of claim 13 , wherein the ozone device is configured to cause at least a portion of said ozone gas to flow at least partially through said CPAP part.

20. A method for sanitizing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment, comprising, with an ozone device comprising a housing, the housing comprising a compartment and an ozone operating system separate from the compartment, wherein the compartment is configured to house at least a portion of a CPAP mask, the method comprising:
generating ozone gas with said ozone operating system;
conveying at least a portion of said ozone gas outside said ozone device; and
receiving, with said compartment, at least a portion of said ozone gas from outside said ozone device.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein:
said ozone device comprises an air pump; and
said conveying at least a portion of said ozone gas outside said ozone device is performed at least in part with said air pump.

22. The method of claim 20 , wherein conveying at least a portion of said ozone gas outside said ozone device comprises conveying at least a portion of said ozone gas into a first CPAP part.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the first CPAP part is a CPAP hose.

24. The method of claim 23 , further comprising contacting a second CPAP part in said compartment with at least a portion of the ozone gas received by said compartment.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein said second CPAP part is a CPAP mask.

26. The method of claim 22 , wherein conveying at least a portion of said ozone gas outside said ozone device further comprises conveying at least a portion of ozone gas generated by the ozone operating system into an ozone distribution line that is fluidly coupled to the ozone operating system and to the first CPAP part.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein:
said ozone distribution line has a proximal and a distal end;
the proximal end of the distribution line is fluidly coupled to the ozone operating system;
the distal end of the distribution line is fluidly coupled to the first CPAP device part at least in part via a connector unit.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein said first CPAP part is a CPAP hose.

29. The method of claim 28 , wherein:
the CPAP hose comprises a proximal end and a distal end;
the connector unit is fluidly coupled to the proximal end of the CPAP hose; and
the distal end of the CPAP hose is fluidly coupled to the second compartment.

30. The method of claim 20 , wherein the second compartment comprises an exhaust port, and the method further comprises:
exhausting ozone gas from the second compartment at least in part via the exhaust port; and
converting ozone gas to oxygen at least in part with a filter fluidly coupled to the exhaust port.

Assignees

• Soclean Inc

Inventors

• Leyva Timothy

Classifications

• A61L2103/15

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

• A61L2/202 Primary

  Ozone · CPC title

• A61L2202/13

  Biocide decomposition means, e.g. catalysts, sorbents · CPC title

• A61M2209/10

  Equipment for cleaning · CPC title

• A61M16/0875

  Connecting tubes · CPC title