US 12,357,781 B2
Self-sanitizing medical devices, systems and methods using the same
Robert Wilkins, Peterborough, NH (US); and Tahira Jayasuriya, Peterborough, NH (US)
Assigned to SOCLEAN, INC., Peterborough, NH (US)
Filed by SOCLEAN, INC., Peterborough, NH (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/792,275.
Application 18/792,275 is a continuation of application No. 17/654,022, filed on Mar. 8, 2022, granted, now 12,064,553.
Application 17/654,022 is a continuation of application No. 17/245,789, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,285,289, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/019,084, filed on May 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0390618 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 16/024 (2017.08) [A61L 2/202 (2013.01); A61M 16/0816 (2013.01); A61M 16/1065 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); A61M 16/0066 (2013.01); A61M 16/06 (2013.01); A61M 16/08 (2013.01); A61M 16/0875 (2013.01); A61M 16/106 (2014.02); A61M 2202/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2209/10 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
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1. A self-sanitizing positive airway pressure (PAP) system, comprising:
a positive airway pressure (PAP) device configured to generate a flow of pressurized air to be delivered through a PAP hose and a PAP mask;
a sanitizing system comprising a sanitizing gas generator configured to generate a flow of sanitizing gas;
a PAP base unit housing, wherein one or more components of the PAP device and the sanitizing gas generator are disposed at least partially within the PAP base unit housing, the PAP base unit housing further including:
a PAP base connector configured to removably fluidly couple a first hose connector of the PAP hose to the PAP device to provide the flow of pressurized air to the PAP hose; and
a sanitizing gas connector configured to removably fluidly couple the first hose connector of the PAP hose to the sanitizing system to provide the flow of sanitizing gas to the PAP hose.