Devices, Systems and Methods for Ozone Sanitization of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024058493-A1
Application number	US-202318123683-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2023
Priority date	May 6, 2014
Publication date	Feb 22, 2024
Grant date	—

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 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . A system for sanitizing components of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, comprising:
an ozone operating system, wherein the ozone operating system is fluidly coupled to a first end of a hose of a CPAP device; a bag, wherein a second end of a hose is coupled to a mask within the bag; and a sealing mechanism to seal an opening in the bag, wherein said sealing mechanism is movable between and unsealed configuration and a sealed configuration.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the bag is impermeable to ozone gas.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the bag comprises an inner layer, an outer layer, and a barrier layer between the inner and outer layers.

14 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a filter cartridge coupled to or disposed in said bag.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein said filter cartridge is provided on a side of the bag.

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

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein said ozone operating system is battery powered disposed within the portable device.

18 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a connector unit, the connector unit configured to form at least a portion of a fluid connection between the ozone operating system the first end of the hose.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second end of the hose is attached to the bag.

20 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising an exhaust filter for converting ozone to oxygen, the exhaust filter located downstream of the ozone generator.

21 . The system of claim 11 , wherein a reservoir is downstream of the ozone generator and upstream from the first end of the hose.

22 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a check valve configured to prevent water from flowing from the water reservoir to the ozone operating system.

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

• A61L9/015

  using gaseous or vaporous substances, e.g. ozone (A61L9/20 takes precedence {; evaporation in general B01B1/005}) · CPC title