| CPC A61L 2/24 (2013.01) [A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A system, comprising:
a disinfection chamber having an interior volume;
a radiation source arranged to emit radiation into the interior volume of the disinfection chamber;
at least one radiation sensor circuit arranged to detect the radiation within the interior volume of the disinfection chamber;
an independent monitoring circuit arranged to detect the radiation within the interior volume of the disinfection chamber; and
a computing device that comprises:
a memory arranged to store:
first radiation values captured by the at least one radiation sensor circuit;
second radiation values captured by the independent monitoring circuit; and
computer instructions; and;
a processor arranged to execute the computer instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
direct the radiation source to start emitting the radiation into the interior volume of the disinfection chamber;
generate a first accumulated radiation value based on the first radiation values stored in the memory;
generate a second accumulated radiation value based on the second radiation values stored in the memory;
direct the radiation source to stop emitting the radiation into the interior volume of the disinfection chamber after the first accumulated radiation value has reached a first radiation threshold;
determine a validation result based on a comparison of the first accumulated radiation value to the second accumulated radiation value; and
assert, based on the validation result, a validated disinfection signal or an error signal;
wherein the processor is also arranged to monitor a disinfection cycle; and
wherein the system determines, based on the validation result, whether to validate or invalidate the disinfection cycle.
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