US 12,011,512 B2
Devices, systems, and methods for sterilization, disinfection, sanitization and decontamination
Czeslaw Golkowski, Ithaca, NY (US); Rick Shea, Seattle, WA (US); Jonathan W. Greene, Ithaca, NY (US); Mark Golkowski, Ithaca, NY (US); Danwei Ye, Cleveland, OH (US); Robert Allen, Cleveland, OH (US); Ben Parker, Cleveland, OH (US); Sergey Makarov, Cleveland, OH (US); and Jason R. Ertel, Cleveland, OH (US)
Assigned to Sterifre Medical, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US)
Filed by Sterifre Medical, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/731,070.
Application 17/731,070 is a continuation of application No. 16/758,779, granted, now 11,344,643, previously published as PCT/US2018/057404, filed on Oct. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/599,649, filed on Dec. 15, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/577,130, filed on Oct. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/727,344, filed on Sep. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0378961 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61L 9/00 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01); H05H 1/24 (2006.01); A61L 101/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/202 (2013.01) [A61L 2/0094 (2013.01); A61L 2/208 (2013.01); A61L 2/24 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); H01J 37/32348 (2013.01); H05H 1/2406 (2013.01); A61L 2101/02 (2020.08); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/13 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); A61L 2202/25 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for sterilizing or disinfecting at least one item, the method comprising:
placing the at least one item into a chamber configured to contain the at least one item;
activating a conditioning phase, the conditioning phase comprising activating a blower to circulate air in a closed loop to dry the chamber;
activating a sterilization or disinfection phase, the sterilization or disinfection phase comprising providing vapor sterilant using a nebulizer and activating an ozone generator to generate ozone, wherein the nebulizer is directly fluidly connected with the ozone generator and ozone mixes with the vapor sterilant in a chamber housing the nebulizer; and
activating a purging phase, the purging phase comprising activating a blower to introduce the air through an inlet, into the chamber, and through an outlet.