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8182744 Ultraviolet sanitization in pharmacy environments  
Systems and methods to reduce bioburden on at least a portion of a fluid transfer port include supplying a dose of radiation to the portion in optical communication with at least one source of...
8178594 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications  
An antioxidant combined with UHMWPE prior to subjecting the UHMWPE to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the antioxidant is tocopherol. After the antioxidant is combined with...
8178854 Germicidal cigar humidifier  
The present invention relates to a cigar humidor, comprising: a hollow housing; a lid connected to the housing; a germicidal light assembly positioned inside the housing for disinfecting cigars;...
8168129 Apparatus and method for purification and disinfection of liquid, solid or gaseous substances  
An apparatus and method are for disinfection and purification of a liquid, gaseous or solid phase, or a mixture thereof. The apparatus includes: a central electrode, a dielectric layer adjacent to...
RE43332 Method and device for disinfecting and purifying liquids and gasses  
The present invention relates to a method for disinfecting and purifying liquids and gasses comprising; a) passing said liquids or gasses through a reactor or a combination of reactors, having a...
8163235 Method for removing gaseous or vaporous sterilants from a surface  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for removing chemical sterilant molecules from a medium, such as a carrier gas. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing that...
8147769 Stent and delivery system with reduced chemical degradation  
Stents and delivery systems with reduced chemical degradation and methods of sterilizing the same are disclosed.
8142713 Hand sanitizer/sterilizer  
A germicidal system and method for deactivating pathogens on the surface of a bodily extremity protected by a prophylactic covering substantially opaque to UV-C radiation. The device includes an...
8142715 Method and apparatus for photosensitized ultraviolet decontamination of surfaces and aerosol clouds  
A method of deactivating chemical contaminants and biological agents from a target surface by and aerosol spraying the target surface with an electrostatically charged, photosensitizer solution,...
8133435 Sterile device and method for producing same  
A sterile device immersed in a sterile buffer and a method for providing same. The sterile device may be a medical device such as a biosensor having a biomolecule as a sensing element such as, for...
8133436 Polyethylene cross-linked with an anthocyanin  
A method for manufacturing of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) for implants, where the implants have been machined out of UHMWPE blocks or extruded rods, has anthocyanin dispersely...
8129440 Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications  
An antioxidant combined with UHMWPE prior to subjecting the UHMWPE to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the antioxidant is tocopherol. After the antioxidant is combined with...
8129468 Medical devices including a non-polar silicone matrix and a radiation resistant component  
The disclosure is directed to a sterilized medical device including a non-polymerized blend including a silicone matrix material and a radiation resistant component.
8128869 Air sanitization system with variable speed fan  
An air sanitization system including a reactive oxygen species generator, a variable speed fan, a pathogen sensor and a controller. The reactive oxygen species generator generates reactive oxygen...
8124013 System and method for large scale atmospheric plasma generation  
A plasma generating system and a method of generating a plasma on a surface is provided. A surface-wave medium is laminated to a surface for propagating electromagnetic surface waves. The...
8114358 Apparatus and method for treating impurities in air and materials  
An apparatus and method for sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning, drying, treating, cleaning, modifying and/or otherwise improving an atmosphere within a container. The container...
8114297 Wet oxidation of soot  
A system and method for the treatment of soot containing an insoluble metal. The soot is formed into a soot slurry and a characteristic of the soot slurry is maintained to solubilize at least a...
8114346 Event-triggered ultraviolet light sterilization of surfaces  
Solutions for limiting the undesirable spread of pathogens by indirect contact are provided. The solutions involve event-controlled self-sterilization of contact regions on articles or fixtures. A...
8114345 System and method of sterilizing an implantable medical device  
An implantable system having internal circuitry configured to withstand a pre-determined amount of sterilization radiation is provided. In general, the system includes an internal control module in...
8101135 Desktop sterilizer for books  
The present invention provides a desktop sterilizer for books. The sterilizer includes an openable main body which has a sterilization chamber therein and is closable by a door so as to be openable...
8092577 Method and apparatus for removing gaseous or vaporous sterilants from a medium  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for removing chemical sterilant molecules from a medium, such as a carrier gas. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing that...
8088289 Method and device for affecting a chemical or mechanical property of a target site  
A method and device are presented for affecting at least one chemical or mechanical property of a target site (109). A stream of liquid towards a contact with the target site (109) is provided with...
8083992 Lancet integrated test element tape dispenser  
A lancet integrated test element tape includes a plurality of lancet integrated test elements. The lancet integrated test elements each include a lancet configured to form an incision in tissue and...
8080165 Systems and methods for disinfection  
Methods and systems for establishing Taylor-Couette flow in a fluid are provided. Aspects of the disclosed methods and systems incorporate laminar Taylor-Couette flow in combination with a source...
8080202 Component separating device and chemical analysis device using the same  
A vibrator has a large strength of a standing wave even with a low driving voltage, thereby improving the accuracy of component separation. A device according to the present invention includes a...
8080316 Multifunctional ambient lighting compositions  
An acrylic or other polymer composition, optionally containing aluminum trihydrate, and having undoped and/or doped titanium dioxide dispersed evenly throughout is disclosed. Said composition...
8071642 Dimethyl amino ethyl ether psoralens and methods for their production and use  
Water-soluble dimethyl amino ethyl ether psoralens useful in the treatment of proliferative skin disorders, microbial infections and diseases, disorders of the blood and bone marrow of mammals and...
8070964 Modified substrate and process for production thereof  
The present invention is characterized in that a base material comprises ester groups in the main chain and/or in the side chain(s), and comprises a polymer having hydrophobic groups. Particularly,...
8067750 Area sterilizer and method of disinfection  
An ultraviolet area sterilizer or disinfector is incorporated into a building structure where concern exists regarding the presence of pathogenic bacteria on environmental surfaces. Ultraviolet C...
8062589 Adjustable UV air purifier  
An enclosure covers a UV lamp and has a mechanically-adjustable opening for changing an amount of the UV radiation being emitted from the enclosure, and an ozone-creating passageway receives the...
8062532 Process for electrolytic production of chlorine products and byproducts  
An integrated process separates salts from salty waters and electrolyzes the salts to produce chlorine products such as chlorine, hypochlorites, chlorates and/or caustic soda.
8056719 Multipurpose packages for sterile products or products to be sterilized  
The invention concerns a package (2) for sterilized products or products to be sterilized comprising a plastic box (4) and a lid (16) fixed on the box (4) to seal the latter with a tight sealing...
8052926 Method for manufacturing a sterilized lancet integrated biosensor  
An integrated disposable includes a test strip and a lancet packet coupled to the test strip. The lancet packet includes a sterility sheet enclosing at least a portion of a lancet to maintain the...
8048316 Method and apparatus for reducing microorganisms in water  
A method for subjecting a microorganism to a combination of ozone and irradiation of UV light which has a synergistic effect on the reduction of the microorganism that may be resistant to either...
8038949 Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation system  
A modular germicidal light grid system for use inside an air treatment apparatus that has a plenum in which a stream of air is enclosed. The system comprises at least one elongate member and at...
8038936 Cooking device with deodorization  
A cooking device includes a cooking chamber; a first deodorization region along which air from the cooking chamber flows and in which a plasma discharge is generated for removing odor-producing...
8034287 Radiation sterilization of medical devices  
Methods and systems for selection radiation exposure in sterilization of medical devices are disclosed.
8029739 Ultraviolet sanitation device  
A sanitation device includes a mobile body, a surface cleaning component, and a source of UV radiation. The surface cleaning component and the source of UV radiation are mounted to the mobile body,...
8029725 Method of sterilizing a packaging material by means of a sterilization agent containing hydrogen peroxide  
A method of sterilizing a packaging material for, for example, a ready-to-fill package with extended shelf-life for a food involves bringing a sterilization agent containing hydrogen peroxide into...
8021523 Apparatus and method for electrostatic filtration of fluids  
Disclosed herein is an electrostatic fluid filtration system suitable for removing sub micron insoluble contaminants known to cause varnish from fluids such as dielectric fluids. The electrostatic...
8022375 Method and apparatus for validation of sterilization  
An apparatus, system and method for verifying the achievement of a desired sterility assurance level (SAL) for components manipulated within a low-energy electron beam sterilization chamber. The...
8021608 Method and apparatus of sterilization using monochromatic UV radiation source  
This invention provides a process of sterilizing a medical device, and preferably the contents of a sealed container which comprises said medical device, comprising the step of exposing said...
8017087 Device for oxygenating ground water  
An oxygenation device consists of a first vertically oriented tube having electrically conductive plates for forming oxygen by electrolysis. Above the plates is a pump formed by a second length of...
7998404 Reduced temperature sterilization of stents  
Methods and systems for reduced temperature radiation sterilization of stents are disclosed.
7993528 Method and apparatus for treating materials using electrodeless lamps  
The output wavelengths of an electrodeless lamp are controlled by passing a fluid over the surface of the lamp to control its temperature. The stabilized temperature prevents thermal runaway of the...
7993580 Methods for the inactivation of microorganisms in biological fluids, flow through reactors and methods of controlling the light sum dose to effectively inactivate microorganisms in batch reactors  
The present invention relates to a method for determining an effective dose of monochromatic or polychromatic light from one or more light sources to inactivate microorganisms present in a...
7993588 Catalytic wet oxidation systems and methods  
A system and method for the treatment of process streams. A catalyst mediates a wet oxidation process at elevated temperatures and pressures for treating at least one undesirable constituent in an...
7972558 Method and an apparatus for sterilizing packaging material  
A method and an apparatus for sterilizing packaging material for use in packaging for protein containing products, such as food products or medical drugs. The packaging material is sterilized by...
7972557 Plasmon filter  
A plasmon filter may include an element supportive of plasmon energy and having a plurality of openings through which a material may pass. A system includes a fluid filter supportive of evanescent...
7972519 Purification device, insert and method of purifying a liquid  
The present invention relates to a purification device for the purification of a liquid such as water, preferably drinking water, which purification device comprises at least one casing (1) having...