公开(公告)号：US20180008737A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15698795

申请日：2017-09-08

Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

Inventor： Subrata ROY ,  Karl ZAWOY

IPC: A61L2/14 ,  A61L2/24

CPC classification number: A61L2/14 ,  A61L2/24 ,  A61L2202/11 ,  A61L2202/24

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for self-sterilizing a surface or other portion of the apparatus and/or sterilizing other objects. Embodiments can utilize self-generated and/or remotely controlled plasma fields for the purpose of self-sterilization and/or sterilization of another object. Embodiments of the invention can have broad applications in procedures and equipment requiring the sterility of devices used for medical procedures, decontamination procedures, drug delivery, sterility of consumer products, and sterility of food preparation equipment and tools.