US 12,064,553 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 Mar. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/654,022.
Application 17/654,022 is a continuation of application No. 17/245,789, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,285,289.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/019,084, filed on May 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0193364 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
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)] 30 Claims
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1. A self-sanitizing positive airway pressure (PAP) system, comprising:
a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device configured to generate a flow of pressurized air to be delivered through a hose and a mask of a PAP delivery system;
a sanitizing system configured to sanitize one or more components of the self-sanitizing PAP system, the sanitizing system comprising a sanitizing gas generator configured to generate a sanitizing gas;
one or more controllers configured to regulate CPAP operations of the CPAP device and sanitization operations of the sanitizing system, wherein the one or more controllers are configured to at least prevent simultaneous performance of the CPAP operations and the sanitization operations;
a PAP base unit housing, wherein one or more components of the CPAP device, the one or more controllers, and the sanitizing gas generator are disposed at least partially within the PAP base unit housing;
wherein:
the PAP base unit housing includes a PAP base connector configured to be removably fluidly coupled to a first hose connector of the hose;
the PAP base connector is fluidly coupled to the CPAP device to provide the flow of pressurized air to the hose; and
the sanitizing system is configured to provide the sanitizing gas through the PAP base connector.