Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
422300000 | Including rack, support or handling means | 32 |
20080317648 | ENDOSCOPE CLEANER - There is provided an endoscope cleaner having: a plurality of cleaning vessels each of which can accommodate an endoscope; at least one disinfectant tank that holds a disinfectant, a first number of the at least one disinfectant tank being less than a second number of the plurality of cleaning vessels; disinfectant supply means for supplying the disinfectant from the at least one disinfectant tank to the plurality of cleaning vessels; disinfectant recovery means for recovering the disinfectant from the plurality of cleaning vessels to the at least one disinfectant tank; and a control unit that controls the disinfectant supply means and the disinfectant recovery means to control steps of a cleaning and disinfecting treatment to be performed in the plurality of cleaning vessels. | 12-25-2008 |
20090004077 | Apparatus and Method for Preventing Haze Growth on a Surface of a Substrate - An apparatus and method for preventing haze growth on a surface of a substrate are disclosed. The apparatus includes a container operable to store a substrate and a gas source coupled to the container. The gas source is operable to dispense a gas into the container in order to prevent a haze from growing on a surface of the substrate. | 01-01-2009 |
20090010826 | Toothbrush Sterilizer - A toothbrush sterilizer is provided. The toothbrush sterilizer employs a magnet on its pivoting cover and a lead switch on its main body opposite the cover to illuminate its sterilizing lamp only when the cover is closed, has a detachable toothbrush storage compartment, has a lamp holder that allows easy replacement of the sterilizing lamp and a detachably mounted stand with a water receiving area, and is easy to use and maintain in a hygienic state. The toothbrush sterilizer includes a storage compartment detachably attached inside the main body. The storage compartment has a plate, a side wall erected around a perimeter of the plate, and a plurality of insert holes formed in and extending a predetermined distance down from the plate, for storing the toothbrushes therein. | 01-08-2009 |
20090053119 | AGENT DISPENSER - An agent dispenser for a fabric treatment appliance includes a housing having a manifold and an agent compartment. The manifold may be configured to receive water and supply the water to the agent compartment through an outlet port. The agent compartment may be configured to receive an agent, such as a detergent or additive, in liquid or powder form. The outlet port may be in fluid communication with the bottom of the agent compartment to supply the water to the bottom of the agent compartment whereby the water supplied to the agent compartment mixes with the agent in the agent compartment substantially from the bottom up. | 02-26-2009 |
20090098031 | Method and apparatus for sanitizing shoe soles - A shoe sole sanitizing device is made up of a tray having a reservoir containing a sanitizing solution, a perforated grate with scraping edges on the tray being of a resiliency sufficient to be depressed beneath the upper surface of said solution when stepped on by a wearer, and a drain for removal of used solution and particles which collect in the reservoir. In one version, the fill and drain system may be mounted within the tray, or mounted on the tray in a portable version that may be easily moved from place to place, or in another version may have greater capacity for high volume use. | 04-16-2009 |
20090196807 | Sponge Sanitizer - A sponge sanitizing apparatus includes a tray having a shallow basin and an integral receptacle. The basin is sized for retaining a defined quantity of liquid and for receiving a sponge therein. The integral receptacle defines a cavity for receiving a sterilant therein and also defines a void fluidically communicative with the basin and the cavity to allow the free flow of liquid between the cavity and the basin. | 08-06-2009 |
20090238739 | Sanitizing and dampening container - An apparatus for sanitizing or dampening objects comprising a container having a bottom, a top portion, a front wall, a back wall, and at least one side wall, the side walls extend upwardly from the bottom. Springs are extended downwardly from the side walls or from the front wall and back wall. A grid platform is attached to the springs. The platform is adapted to support the object to be sanitized or dampened. In an alternate embodiment, the container includes a lid structure to be placed inside of the container. The lid structure comprises a top lid portion and side lid portions. The springs are attached and extended downwardly from the top lid portion by the top ends of the spring and the bottom ends of the springs are attached to the grid platform so that the platform is suspended from the lid structure. The object is inserted through the opening on the top lid portion onto the grid platform. The object supported by the grid platform can be lowered into a fluid substance contained in the container by exerting pressure onto the platform. | 09-24-2009 |
20100003175 | Sponge sanitizing enclosure - Sponge sanitizing enclosure with a front cover, a rear cover, an inner back plate, a base housing, a push plate, a push button, a UV lamp, electronics to support the UV lamp, a battery power supply, a translucent sponge, and a hinge member. The front and rear cover each being dish shaped and forming a hollow housing and being joined at their base by the hinge member. The inner back plate forms a bisection of the front cover and the rear cover. The UV light is located between the rear cover and the inner back plate. The front cover includes a centrally located aperture that accepts the push button which is fixedly attached to the push plate. The space between the push plate and the inner back plate accommodates the translucent sponge. The base housing encloses the electronics and the battery power supply that support the UV lamp. | 01-07-2010 |
20100040521 | APPARATUS FOR DEACTIVATING INSTRUMENTS AND DEVICES - An apparatus for deactivating medical instruments and devices comprised of a deactivation chamber movable between a loading position and a deactivation position. A circulation system is provided to circulate a deactivating fluid through the deactivation chamber. The circulation system is connectable to the deactivation chamber when the deactivation chamber is in the deactivation position. | 02-18-2010 |
20100124520 | APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING WRITING UTENSILS - A sanitizing apparatus is provided for automatically sanitizing writing utensils. The sanitizing apparatus transfers disinfectant solution to the writing utensil as the writing utensil is conveyed through a sanitizing chamber on a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt absorbs disinfectant solution when it passes through a basin containing the disinfectant solution and then transfers it to the writing utensil. Once sanitized, the writing utensil is discharged into a retrieval basin where it can be removed by a person wanting to use the writing utensil. | 05-20-2010 |
20110008221 | MOBILE BODY DISINFECTION APPARATUS - A mobile body disinfection apparatus includes a carrying structure rendered mobile by means of a plurality of wheels attached thereto, a waste collection vessel, a liquid disinfectant dispensing element operated by a photoelectric cell and/or by a dispensing timer control, a filling tank, a supply line to carry the liquid disinfectant from the tank to the dispensing element, a waste tank connected to said washbasin, a drainage line and a central command and control unit suitable to manage at least the liquid disinfectant dispensing operations. The supply line comprises, in turn, at least one pump and one filter suitable to guarantee the elimination of infective elements that might be present in the water coming from the water distribution network and to guarantee a filtering of the liquid disinfectant that might have been contaminated even after filling the apparatus. | 01-13-2011 |
20110020193 | STEAM STERILIZER - The present invention provides a steam sterilizer including a primary container and a secondary container. The primary container includes a primary base. The interior of the primary base is provided with a heating means. The surface of the primary base is covered by a primary box having a downward opening. The secondary container movably covers the top of the primary box. The secondary container includes a secondary base. The surface of the secondary base is covered by a secondary box having a downward opening. The top of the primary box is provided with a primary through-hole for allowing steam to flow through. The bottom of the secondary base is provided with a secondary through-hole corresponding to the primary through-hole. The secondary container is movably disposed on the top of the primary container to share the steam. | 01-27-2011 |
20110243809 | APPARATUS FOR RELEASING A DRY CHEMISTRY INTO A LIQUID STERILIZATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an apparatus that inhibits microbial viability on a medical instrument. The apparatus has a sterilization chamber for receiving the medical instrument. A circulation system is fluidly connected to the sterilization chamber to circulate a fluid through the sterilization chamber. A well is provided to receive a chemistry container that includes a removable base portion. A device is provided to detach the removable base portion from the chemistry container. The device includes a mounting end that is mountable within the well such that the device extends into a lower portion of the well. An elongated intermediate section extends from the mounting end at a first angle. A free end extends from the elongated intermediate section at a second angle. The free end is dimensioned to matingly engage and apply a force to a mating feature on the chemistry container or on the removable base portion as the chemistry container is inserted into the well. | 10-06-2011 |
20110250104 | Sterilization Box Seal Device - A sterilization box seal device comprising a shaft ( | 10-13-2011 |
20120020849 | AUTOMATIC TONOMETER TIP DISINFECTION APPARATUS - A tonometer tip disinfection apparatus for disinfecting and rinsing a tonometer tip includes a first basin configured to hold a disinfecting solution, a second basin configured to hold a rinsing solution, a holding platform configured to receive at least one tonometer tip, a tonometer tip support arm configured to support a tonometer tip having a tip end in an orientation allowing the tip end to reside at least in part within the first and second basins, and a transportation assembly configured to automatically move the tonometer tip support arm between the first and second basins and the holding platform. | 01-26-2012 |
20120301369 | Device for Disinfecting, Sterilizing and/or Maintaining Medical, Especially Dental, Instruments - A conditioning device for disinfecting, sterilizing and/or maintaining medical, especially dental, instruments comprises a distributor unit for supplying cleaning or maintenance media to the instruments, said distributor unit having respective inlets for every medium, said inlet being connected to a support for an instrument via a valve. Every valve comprises a sealing element which can be brought into a valve-opening position by means of the actuating element of the distributor unit which can be selectively positioned. | 11-29-2012 |
20130064733 | Medical Tool Kit - A medical tool kit is provided for packaging, storing, and transporting medical instruments and tools of various types. The medical tool kit is capable of providing continuing sterilization to the medical instruments and tools kept inside the medical tool kit after the tool case is opened during its normal use in a medical procedure. | 03-14-2013 |
20130064734 | Removable Grommet Device with Enlargeable Slit and Method Thereof - A grommet device and method of using a grommet device is provided. The grommet device includes a substantially circular base structure. A substantially circular top structure is connected to the substantially circular base structure with a substantially cylindrical middle portion, wherein an aperture having an interior space is positioned interior of the substantially cylindrical middle portion. A flexible top surface is connected to the substantially circular top structure, wherein the flexible top surface is substantially planar. At least one enlargeable slit is formed within the flexible top surface and through an entire thickness of the flexible top surface, wherein an unobstructed path is positioned from a location proximate to an exterior side of the flexible top surface, through the at least one enlargeable slit, and into the interior space of the aperture. | 03-14-2013 |
20130136669 | APPLIANCE FOR DISINFECTING THE HANDS OF A USER - The invention relates to an appliance for disinfecting the hands of a user, said appliance including: a disinfection chamber ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130164189 | Syringe Sterilization Cap - A sterilization cap carried on a needle support end of a syringe. The cap includes a main body having first and second ends, the first end being connectable to the needle support end, as well as being connectable onto the needle support end alone of a primary or IV extension line. A sponge secured within a sponge cavity within the second end is saturated with a sterilizing liquid. A removable cover attached to the second sealingly encloses the sponge until the syringe is used. The second end is sized, when the cover is removed, to fit over a clave tip of a clave extension or IV tubing a distance sufficient to compress the sponge to sterilize the clave tip with sterilizing liquid expressed from the sponge. | 06-27-2013 |
20140120008 | NEBULIZER MANIFOLD - A manifold which introduces sterilant aerosol to a sterilization chamber for the disinfection of an article. The manifold defines the terminal portion of a fluid pathway from an aerosol generator to the sterilization chamber and comprises at least one chamber inlet port for introducing aerosol into the sterilizing chamber. The manifold is configured to provide directional aerosol flow tangential to the surface of the article, which is preferably of a known configuration and maintained in a predetermined position with respect to the manifold, such that it does not receive a direct flow of aerosol from the manifold. Preferably, the manifold is U-shaped, or bifurcate and defines a plane and with a chamber inlet ports are directed away from that plane. The chamber inlet ports are preferably paired so they create a circular motion of aerosol that moves around the article. Also sterilization apparatus including the manifold. | 05-01-2014 |
20150010440 | STERILIZATION TRAY FOR INSTRUMENTS - The disclosure of the present application includes a sterilization tray for instruments. In an exemplary embodiment of a sterilization tray of the present disclosure, the sterilization tray comprises a sheet having a first end, an opposing second end, and a center portion between the first end and second end, in which the center portion having an undulating profile with a plurality of peaks and troughs and having a plurality of openings formed through the sheet. The openings are positioned and formed to receive one or more instruments. In at least one embodiment, the center portion includes a corrugated profile. Alternatively, the center portion includes a triangular or saw-tooth profile. In at least one embodiment, the distance between adjacent peaks of the center portion defines a wave having a length, and the center portion includes a non-uniform profile comprised of one or more waves of varying lengths. | 01-08-2015 |
20160095948 | SANITIZING DEVICE FOR TOOL AND CART HANDLES - The sanitizing device for tool and cart handles is designed to rest on a base mount attached to the tool handle. When the user wants to use the sanitizing device they move the device from its rest position, spray sanitizing solution onto the desired surface area of the tool or cart handle, then slide the device along the handle to sanitize and/or disinfect it. The device includes a sponge which aids in the thorough sanitization of the desired surface area. In addition to sanitizing tool or cart handle, the device allows the user to direct the sanitizing spray into their hands to eliminate or minimize the transfer or spread of communicable pathogens. The fluid reservoir may be refillable or, alternatively, the fluid reservoir may be disposable and replaceable when the fluid is depleted. | 04-07-2016 |
20160166720 | STERILIZER | 06-16-2016 |
422301000 | Apparatus closure operates means immersing article or material in liquid chemical | 3 |
20090047196 | SYSTEM FOR DYEING AN ARTIFICIAL RATTAN - A system for dyeing an artificial rattan includes: a feed spool for supplying the artificial rattan; a product spool for storing the artificial rattan; a dyeing unit including a dyeing bath for dyeing the artificial rattan with a dye material; a rubbing member disposed downstream of the dyeing unit for rubbing uniformly the dye material on the artificial rattan; a drying unit disposed downstream of the rubbing member for drying the dye material on the artificial rattan; and a conveying unit for drawing the artificial rattan from the feed spool, transporting the artificial rattan to pass through the dyeing unit, the rubbing member, and the drying unit, and delivering the dyed artificial rattan to the product spool. | 02-19-2009 |
20120070349 | Contact Lens Care System with Peroxide - A contact lens disinfection system that includes a peroxide disinfection solution in combination with a lens closure. The disinfection solution comprises 0.5 wt. % to 6 wt. % hydrogen peroxide or a chemical precursor of hydrogen peroxide, and an amino buffer component. The closure includes securing elements to position and maintain a pair of contact lenses in the disinfection solution, and a peroxide neutralization catalyst comprising platinum. In combination with the closure, the disinfection solution exhibits a pseudo first-order, half-life of hydrogen peroxide over an initial sixty minutes of neutralization from 12 minutes to 30 minutes in the lens closure. | 03-22-2012 |
20150290349 | DISINFECTING/STERILISING MACHINE FOR DISINFECTING/ STERILISING ENDOSCOPES - A machine for disinfecting or sterilizing endoscopes comprises a tunnel having a first opening and a second opening, an upper wall delimiting the tunnel, first and second lateral walls respectively positionable at the first and second openings to obstruct the tunnel, a bath for receiving an endoscope, a bath support, a guide for guiding the bath support and the bath along the tunnel between a first endrun and a second endrun, in which the bath projects externally from the first tunnel opening and the second tunnel opening, respectively, to enable endoscope insertion and extraction. The upper wall forms, with the bath, a closed chamber for treating an endoscope when the bath is inside the tunnel. The first and second lateral walls are removably couplable to the frame to selectively obstruct the tunnel or enable the bath support and bath to reach the respective endruns. | 10-15-2015 |
422302000 | For treating container or covers therefor | 5 |
20120156110 | DEVICE FOR STERILISING CONTAINERS | 06-21-2012 |
20120183451 | CAP STERILIZING MECHANISM FOR BOTTLE FILLING DEVICE - A cover sterilizing mechanism for bottle filling device includes a sterilizing chamber (II) in which a cover sliding passage ( | 07-19-2012 |
20140044607 | SEAL DEVICE WITH COMPENSATION CAPACITY FOR A PLURALITY OF MOVEMENT DIRECTIONS - A seal device is provided for sealing intermediate spaces formed between bodies arranged to be relatively movable, wherein the seal device has a resilient, gas-tight main body which is extendable in a peripheral direction and through which a portion of the first of the two bodies is guided, and a first end portion, which fastenable to the second body, and a second end portion, which is settable against the first movable body, wherein the second end portion is movable with respect to the first end portion in a first transverse direction which extends at an angle different from 0° with respect to a longitudinal direction. A sliding seal device, which is applicable to the first movable body so that a relative rotation is made possible between the first body and the second body by a pre-set angle, is arranged on the second end portion of the seal device. | 02-13-2014 |
20150367010 | A TREATMENT APPARATUS, USING A STERILIZING SUBSTANCE, FOR CLOSURES FOR CONTAINERS - A treatment apparatus ( | 12-24-2015 |
20160090204 | STERILISING SYSTEM - A system for sterilising containers, comprising:—a sterilising chamber ( | 03-31-2016 |