A pocket for sterilizing in which hands and objects can be sterilize comprising, A hand area 12 for accommodating hands and objects. A plurality of canisters 40 and 50 containing gas and air for cleaning. A backpack 14 having straps 14A and pockets for holding the canisters. A jacket 15 which houses a skirt 17 which houses a cylindrical member 80, a membrane 12 and a pump 20, and A vest 18 for housing components of the invention configured for, use as a portable and wearable apparatus to clean hands and objects.

The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for intravascularly delivering an implantable device to a targeted anatomical site such as the mitral annulus. A delivery system includes a delivery member coupled to a handle assembly and extending distally from the handle assembly. A delivery catheter is concentrically positioned within an outer member and configured to advance the intravascular device relative to the outer member. The delivery catheter includes a distal can structure configured to house at least a portion of the intravascular device in a compressed, pre-deployed position.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to “wet” transcatheter prosthetic heart valve or other implant packaging and assemblies in which a prosthetic heart valve or other implant is loaded into a first portion of a delivery device and positioned within a container in which sterilizing fluid is retained to sterilize interior portions of the container as well as provide moisture to prevent the implant from drying out. The disclosure also relates to methods of sterilizing the disclosed assemblies. Some disclosed methods include at least two sterilizing steps and adjustment of a mechanical seal member or formation of multiple seals so that areas proximate the seals are also sterilized during the sterilization process.

Methods for true sterilization of an object, methods for inactivating an infectious protein, and methods for inactivating a microbial pathogen using a bufferless, electrolyzed, hypohalous acid composition.

A method of disinfecting a surface that is contaminated with a virus or suspected of contamination with a virus, including: producing a reactive gas by forming a high-voltage cold plasma (HVCP) from a working gas with a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) system at a voltage of 20 kV to 150 kV; transporting the reactive gas at least 1 meter away from the HVCP; followed by contacting the surface with the reactive gas.

The present invention is generally related to an apparatus and method for sanitizing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, in particular the invention relates to a system, method and device that attach to a CPAP device and sanitizes all of the parts of the CPAP device, including the inner areas of the hose, reservoir and face mask most prone for bacteria buildup. The device has an ozone operating system and one or more ozone distribution lines that distributes ozone to a CPAP device and a non-permeable bag for sanitizing a CPAP mask.

The arrangement for the contamination-free introduction of a sterile object (3) from a vessel (2), which has been closed by means of a semipermeable cover (23), into a working chamber (90), which is surrounded by a wall (91), of a containment (9) firstly comprises a portal unit (7) having an access flange (71) which is arranged in the wall (91) and which forms a passage (75) from the outside into the working chamber (90), and a door (5) which sealingly closes the passage (75) and which, in order to be opened, can be moved into the working chamber (90). The arrangement furthermore comprises a vessel receptacle (6) having a repository (60) for holding a vessel (2) that has been introduced into the vessel receptacle (6), an opening for the introduction of the vessel (2) into the repository (60), and a flange (61) for interacting with the access flange (71). The arrangement furthermore includes a decontamination unit (4) which is designed to, when the door (5) has been closed, the vessel receptacle (6) has been docked to the access flange (71) and the vessel (2) has been stored in the vessel receptacle (6), decontaminate an outer surface, facing toward the door (5), of the cover (23). Based on this arrangement, a method for introduction is also disclosed.

An apparatus for the treatment of a liquid that includes a chamber having at least one inner surface, the chamber adapted for passage of a fluid therethrough. The chamber is at least 80 percent enclosed. The apparatus also includes an optional ultraviolet-transmissive tube disposed within the chamber and also adapted for the passage of the liquid therethrough. The apparatus further includes an ultraviolet lamp disposed within the chamber and, optionally, within the ultraviolet-transmissive tube. A reflective material is interposed between the chamber and the transmissive tube. The reflective material is adapted so as to reflect at least a portion of light emitted by the ultraviolet lamp, wherein the reflective material is at least 80 percent reflective.

A portable device for the decontamination of a breast. The aim of the device is to reduce the risk of mastitis, even when the patient has a medicament incompatibility. For this purpose, the invention includes a decontamination unit which decontaminates the breast at least by means of a physical method.

The mitigation of indoor pathogens comprises quantifying, using a bio-aerosol monitoring system, the amount of total pathogens in the air and on surfaces within an indoor environment. Moreover, the process comprises sanitizing the indoor environment with portable equipment to stabilize the indoor environment when it is determined that the indoor environment is contaminated. Also, the process comprises installing a purification device within a contaminated area of the indoor environment, and monitoring continuously, the indoor environment after sanitizing, for pathogens. Still further, the process comprises releasing a purifying agent upon detecting pathogens in the indoor environment, and providing periodic maintenance to the purification device.