An apparatus and method for securely and safely storing an item includes a container having a plurality of walls configured to define an interior space of the container and an entry panel positioned in at least a portion of one of the plurality of walls and operable to open and reveal the interior space of the container. An open/close controller is coupled to the entry panel and configured to control the opening and closing of the entry panel. A germicidal controller is positioned within the interior space of the container and configured to provide a germicide to the interior space. The container also includes circuitry coupled to the open/close controller and germicidal controller and a memory coupled to the circuitry having a plurality of instructions executed by the circuitry. In response to receiving a delivery signal for an item to be inserted into the container, the delivery signal including at least a first unique identifier, the open/close controller is controlled to open the entry panel if the first unique identifier included in the delivery signal is verified and then close the entry panel after the item has been placed in the interior space of the container. The germicidal controller is controlled to provide the germicide to the interior space of the first compartment entry panel of the container has been closed. In response to receiving a pickup signal for an item to be removed from the container, the pickup signal including at least a second unique identifier, the open/close controller is controlled to open the entry panel if the second unique identifier included in the pickup signal is verified. The open/close controller is controlled to close the entry panel after the item has been removed from the interior space of the container.

A method and apparatus for decontaminating substantially enclosed environments by using ultrasonic cavitation of a cleaning fluid to produce a low pressure, low air flow mist that can be activated by a nonthermal plasma actuator to create a cloud of activated hydroxyl species with the capacity to decontaminate articles, open surfaces or substantially enclosed spaces of pathogens, including bacteria, and other pathogenic microorganisms. An automated system and related non-transitory computer medium are also disclosed.

A sterilized-liquefied gas apparatus of the invention includes: a liquefied gas reservoir; a source-gas supplier that supplies a source gas to the liquefied gas reservoir; a cooler that cools down an inside of the liquefied gas reservoir and thereby liquefies the source gas; a supply pipe that connects the source gas supplier and the liquefied gas reservoir; a sterilization filter provided in the supply pipe; a sterilizer that sterilizes, by a sterilizing gas, a sterilization region that is located further downstream than the sterilization filter; and a sterilizing-gas remover that removes the sterilizing gas after sterilization.

A decontamination system, method, and sterilant kit for a device, such as a lumen device, is depicted. The decontamination system, in some embodiments, includes a device container, a wicking pad, and a sterilant fluid delivery device. The device container, such as a terminal package or a decontamination chamber, defines a device receiving area. The wicking pad is in fluid communication with the device receiving area. The sterilant fluid delivery device is in fluid communication with the wicking pad. The sterilant fluid delivery device is configured to wet the wicking pad with sterilant fluid. The wicking pad is configured to evaporate sterilant fluid into the device receiving area.

The present invention relates to a dry composition, which upon addition of an aqueous medium forms a substantially homogenous paste suitable for use in haemostasis procedures. The paste forms spontaneously upon addition of the liquid, hence no mechanical mixing is required for said paste to form. The invention further relates to methods of preparing said dry composition, a paste made from said dry composition and use of said paste for medical and surgical purposes.

A sterile container includes a container pan, a container cover, a closure for closing the sterile container, and a seal or sealing element between the container pan and the container cover. The seal or sealing element is vapor-permeable.

A cleansing and packaging system for pipeline preparation of specialty medical instruments and method for cleansing and packaging instruments are provided herein. The cleansing and packaging system includes a first sealable cleansing compartment and a second sealable packaging compartment. A conveyor device transports medical instruments to be cleansed through a sealing entry door to the cleansing compartment, then to the packaging compartment through a sealing joining door, and then out of the packaging compartment through a sealing exit door. The cleansing compartment includes a sanitation system and a sterilization system, each which includes its own inspection devices that operate continuously to confirm the success of sanitation and sterilization operations. The packaging compartment includes a packaging system, which may include its own inspection devices that operate continuously to confirm the quality of the packaging of medical instruments. The pipeline approach provides greater availability of limited specialty medical instruments to hospital physicians.

A process and device for the sterilization/disinfection with ozone and it is based on the hydrogen peroxide or other chemicals vapor injection that humidifies the load inside the chamber and transports the ozone through multiple capillaries into the chamber. Said Ozone sterilization or disinfection device with hydrogen peroxide vapor injection vaporizes and combines hydrogen peroxide or other chemicals with ozone in the capillaries in a vaporizer/mixer that feeds a sterilization/disinfection chamber, said feeding being made with a dose varying; the vaporizer/mixer working with a pressure between 0.0001 mbar and 3000 mbar absolute and heated by an automatic and/or electrical system, or by a micro-wave system at a temperature of 5 C. to 200 C.; the vaporization process being made to a sterilization/disinfection chamber at a pressure between 0.0001 mbar and 3000 mbar absolute is made drop by drop by capillary tubes, which transform the liquid into a pulverized gas combined with ozone.

A method and apparatus for decontaminating substantially enclosed environments by using ultrasonic cavitation of a cleaning fluid to produce a low pressure, low air flow mist that can be activated by a nonthermal plasma actuator to create a cloud of activated hydroxyl species with the capacity to decontaminate articles, open surfaces or substantially enclosed spaces of pathogens, including bacteria, and other pathogenic microorganisms. An automated system and related non-transitory computer medium are also disclosed.

A method and apparatus for decontaminating substantially enclosed environments by using ultrasonic cavitation of a cleaning fluid to produce a low pressure, low air flow mist that can be activated by a nonthermal plasma actuator to create a cloud of activated hydroxyl species with the capacity to decontaminate articles, open surfaces or substantially enclosed spaces of pathogens, including bacteria, and other pathogenic microorganisms. An automated system and related non-transitory computer medium are also disclosed.