Decontamination enclosure and method

Active Publication Date: 2016-11-03
JOHNSONDIVERSEY INC
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[0006]Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an apparatus and method for rendering PPE pathogen reduced without first requiring removal of the PPE. Such an apparatus and meth

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During treatment, exposed surfaces of the PPE will often come into contact with the bodily fluids of patients, and become contaminated with the pathogen.
Although effective, liquid disinfectants such as bleach commonly contain active ingredient

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[0017]Certain terminology is used herein for convenience only and is not to be taken as a limitation on the present invention. Relative language used herein is best understood with reference to the drawings, in which like numerals are used to identify like or similar items. Further, in the drawings, certain features may be shown in somewhat schematic form.

[0018]It is also to be noted that the phrase “at least one of”, if used herein, followed by a plurality of members herein means one of the members, or a combination of more than one of the members. For example, the phrase “at least one of a first widget and a second widget” means in the present application: the first widget, the second widget, or the first widget and the second widget. Likewise, “at least one of a first widget, a second widget and a third widget” means in the present application: the first widget, the second widget, the third widget, the first widget and the second widget, the first widget and the third widget, the...

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Provided are a method and apparatus for decontaminating personal protective equipment while it is being worn by a person. A booth having a plurality of internally-reflective surfaces defines an interior space with dimensions suitable for receiving a standing person wearing the personal protective equipment. A plurality of UVC light sources are arranged to emit UVC light into the booth, and are operational while the person wearing the personal protective equipment is within the interior space. A door is selectively closeable to enclose the interior space and interfere with UVC light escaping the interior of the booth into an ambient environment of the booth, and a controller is operable to selectively operate the UVC light sources while the person wearing the personal protective equipment is standing within the interior space.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This application relates generally to a method and apparatus for decontaminating objects and, more specifically, to a method and enclosure in which clinicians wearing personal protective equipment are exposed to a decontamination agent to render the exposed surfaces of the personal protective equipment pathogen reduced.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]Physicians, nurses, aid workers and other clinicians who treat patients with infectious diseases often wear personal protection equipment (“PPE”) to limit their exposure to the pathogen. During treatment, exposed surfaces of the PPE will often come into contact with the bodily fluids of patients, and become contaminated with the pathogen. Pathogens on the PPE can be carried to transitional areas where the clinicians remove their PPE, and remain viable to infect the clinicians and others within the vicinity for extended periods of time, thereby defeating the purpose...

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IPC IPC(8): A61L2/10A61L2/24
CPCA61L2/24A61L2/10A61L2202/122A61L2202/14A61L2202/25
Inventor DAYTON, RODERICK M.
Owner JOHNSONDIVERSEY INC
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