公开(公告)号：US06482358B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-19

申请号：US09499241

申请日：2000-02-07

申请人： Daniel N. Kelsch ,  Jude A. Kral ,  Joseph Tvcrgyak ,  Bernard J. Moss ,  James C. Hlebovy ,  Arthur T. Nagare ,  Jeffery R. Horacek

发明人： Daniel N. Kelsch ,  Jude A. Kral ,  Joseph Tvcrgyak ,  Bernard J. Moss ,  James C. Hlebovy ,  Arthur T. Nagare ,  Jeffery R. Horacek

IPC分类号： A61L200

CPC分类号： A61L2/18 ,  Y10T137/4891

摘要： A sequential delivery assembly (30) sequentially releases three different treatment materials into a fluid flow path (24) to form a treatment fluid with a composition which varies throughout a cleaning and microbial decontamination cycle. A chamber (12) receives items to be cleaned and decontaminated. A pump (22) pumps the treatment fluid from the sequential delivery assembly along a fluid flow line (24) to nozzles (16, 18) disposed within the chamber. The nozzles spray the treatment fluid over the items to be cleaned and decontaminated. The delivery assembly includes a well (34) for receiving a three compartment cup (44). The cup contains a first compartment (70) which includes a cleaning material (76), such as a detergent. A second compartment (72) contains pre-treatment materials (78), such as buffers and corrosion inhibitors, which prepare the system for receiving a microbial decontaminant (80), such as a concentrated solution of peracetic acid, contained in the third compartment (74). The sequential delivery assembly includes a cup cutter assembly which sequentially cuts base portions (90, 94, 118) of the three compartments to release the treatment materials into the fluid flow line. The system allows items to be cleaned and then microbially decontaminated in a single process, avoiding the need to handle potentially hazardous instruments between cleaning and decontamination steps and ensures thorough cleaning and decontamination of the instruments with measured doses of the treatment materials.

摘要翻译： 顺序递送组件（30）将三种不同的处理材料顺序地释放到流体流动路径（24）中以形成具有在整个清洁和微生物净化循环中变化的组合物的处理流体。 室（12）接收待清洁和净化的物品。 泵（22）将处理流体从顺序输送组件沿着流体流动管线（24）泵送到设置在室内的喷嘴（16,18）。 喷嘴将处理液喷射到待清洁和净化的物品上。 输送组件包括用于接收三隔室杯（44）的孔（34）。 杯子包括第一隔室（70），其包括诸如洗涤剂的清洁材料（76）。 第二隔室（72）包含预处理材料（78），例如缓冲剂和腐蚀抑制剂，其制备用于接收包含在第三隔室中的微生物净化剂（80）如过乙酸的浓缩溶液的系统 74）。 顺序递送组件包括杯切割器组件，其顺序地切割三个隔室的基部（90,94,118），以将处理材料释放到流体流动管线中。 该系统允许物品在单一过程中进行清洁，然后微生物净化，避免在清洁和去污步骤之间处理潜在的危险仪器，并确保用测量剂量的处理材料彻底清洁和净化仪器。