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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11607471-B2
Application number	US-202117384314-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2021
Priority date	May 6, 2014
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

The present invention is generally related to an apparatus and method for sanitizing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, in particular the invention relates to a system, method and device that attach to a CPAP device and sanitizes all of the parts of the CPAP device, including the inner areas of the hose, reservoir and face mask most prone for bacteria buildup. The device has an ozone operating system and one or more ozone distribution lines that distributes ozone to a CPAP device and a non-permeable bag for sanitizing a CPAP mask.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for sanitizing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) equipment, comprising:
a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) hose having a first end and a second end;
an ozone operating system configured to produce ozone gas and to be removably fluidly coupled to the first end of the CPAP hose;
a CPAP mask configured to be removably coupled to the second end of the CPAP hose;
a bag for receiving ozone gas, said bag being impermeable to ozone gas and comprising a sealing mechanism and an open end that is movable between an unsealed configuration and a sealed configuration, wherein in the sealed configuration, the CPAP mask and the second end of the CPAP hose are disposed within an interior of the bag such that ozone gas generated by said ozone operating system can flow through said CPAP hose into the interior of the bag when the CPAP hose is fluidly coupled to the ozone operating system.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a connector unit, wherein the connector unit fluidly couples said ozone operating system to the first end of the CPAP hose.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein said ozone operating system is configured to be fluidly to said connector unit by way of a distribution line.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first end of the CPAP hose comprises a first fitting that is configured to removably couple to the connector unit.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the second end of the CPAP hose comprises a second fitting that is configured to removably couple to the CPAP mask.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the connector unit is further configured to fluidly couple the ozone operating system to a CPAP device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to form a seal that prevents leakage of ozone gas from said bag when said open end is in said sealed configuration.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a filter cartridge coupled to or disposed in said bag.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said filter cartridge is provided on a side of the bag.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein said bag comprises an inner layer, an outer layer, and a barrier layer between the inner and outer layers.

11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a portable device comprising said ozone operating system.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein said ozone operating system is battery powered.

13. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a start button that is configured to cause the ozone operating system to produce ozone gas when said start button is pressed.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sealing mechanism comprises one or a plurality of drawstrings.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second end of the CPAP hose is configured to coupled to the CPAP mask when the bag is in the sealed configuration.

Assignees

• Soclean Inc

Inventors

• Schmidt Michael U
• Leyva Timothy
• Surowaniec Mariusz

Classifications

• A61L2103/15

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

• A61L2/20

  Gaseous substances, e.g. vapours · CPC title

• A61L2103/05

  Living organisms or biological materials · CPC title

• A61L2/202 Primary

  Ozone · CPC title

• A61M16/0057 Primary

  Pumps therefor · CPC title