The invention provides a medical tube article comprising a wall extending between a distal end and a proximal end, the wall surrounding a cavity, wherein the wall comprises a first material comprising a thermoplastic or thermo-curing polymer and an amphiphilic additive; and wherein at least a portion of the wall comprises a second material comprising at least one base polymer and a colouring agent.

A sterilization cabinet, comprising a top panel, at least two side panels, and a floor panel forming a part of a chamber of the sterilization cabinet; at least one door connected to at least one of the at least two side panels of the sterilization cabinet; a vent formed in at least one of the two side panels; at least one first filter covering the vent and a filter cover configured to hold the first filter against the vent; a drain positioned in the floor panel, wherein the floor panel has a slope configured to cause condensate within the chamber to flow into the drain and wherein the drain is the only outlet for the condensate along the floor panel; and a second filter covering the drain such that condensate flowing into the drain passes through the second filter.

A system is provided for maintaining sterile fields in a monitored enclosure. Multi-modal sensor data associated with a subject performing a plurality of actions within a monitored enclosure is correlated. The multi-modal sensor data is received at defined time intervals from a plurality of sensing devices located within the monitored enclosure. The subject is authorized to selectively perform a set of designated tasks based on contextual analysis of the correlated multi-modal sensor data, the set of parameters retrieved from a data store, and/or a set of activities performed by the subject. A notification is generated, via a portable device associated with an unauthorized subject, based on detection of an event associated with an unauthorized action performed by the unauthorized subject.

A medical tool kit is provided for packaging, storing, and transporting medical instruments and tools of various types. The medical tool kit is capable of providing continuing sterilization to the medical instruments and tools kept inside the medical tool kit after the tool case is opened during its normal use in a medical procedure. The medical tool kit is further capable of emitting a GPS tracking signal to identify the location of an opened medical tool kit during an emergency as well as creating hands free communication between the user of the medical tool kit and local emergency institutions.

An automated system and method for efficiently cleaning, organizing, and sterilizing medical instruments including but not limited to surgical, dental, and orthodontic instruments. The sterilization center includes at least one robotic arm or robotic element which is disposed over or near a workspace comprising a plurality of devices for cleaning, maintaining, and sterilizing instruments. The at least one robotic arm has the ability to move or traverse across the workspace and transfer each medical instrument as it completes each step in the sterilization process. The automated system is scalable and customizable, allowing it to be used in a variety of different office or hospital configurations. The system also includes an RFID reader which is configured to scan each instrument, allowing a user to track the sterilization process of any one particular instrument or be notified when any set of instruments has completed the sterilization process and is ready for use.

A sterile container for sterilizable medical goods includes a receiving space for the medical goods and a data acquisition unit for acquiring parameter data of influencing variables that act on the sterile container. The sterile container includes an NFC module with at least one sensor for acquiring sterility-relevant and/or sterilization-relevant data and a data logger for recording and storing data from the sensor at a recording interval. The sterile container can be monitored by a method that is automatic and sterile-container-specific.

Systems for abatement of sterilizing gas are disclosed. An example system may include a medical device package having a medical device disposed therein. A sterilizing gas abatement member may be disposed adjacent to the medical device. The sterilizing gas abatement member may be configured to abate a sterilizing gas present adjacent to the medical device.

A sterilization packaging system for an object requiring sterilization in a sterilizer, the sterilization packaging system comprising a base having a support surface and a plurality of sides, the support surface configured to support an object requiring sterilization, a wrap sized to overlie the sides of the base and the object requiring sterilization, the wrap having a main body portion and a lower portion, a sealing interface between the lower portion of the wrap and the base, the sealing interface configured to form a continuous seal between the lower portion of the wrap and a first sealing surface, and a first drape moveable between an unfolded position and a folded position, wherein the first drape is sized to overlie at least a first portion of a support surface of the base in the folded position.

A lighting fixture, a cabinet, a healthcare device for physically accommodating and supporting a patient, and a method are disclosed which incorporate one or more germicidal sources for disinfecting areas and objects of high use in a healthcare setting. The lighting fixture includes a visible light source and a germicidal light source on respectively opposing sides of a structure. The lighting fixture is configured to overturn the structure relative to an extension arm coupled to the structure. The healthcare device and the cabinet include a space configured to accommodate a germicidal source and a movable arm coupled to the germicidal source. The method includes positioning a germicidal source to be within a foot of the healthcare device via a movable arm that is coupled between the germicidal source and either an interior surface of the room or an immobile element arranged within a foot of a wall of the room.

A medical or dental sanitizing and/or maintenance device for sanitizing and/or maintaining a medical or dental appliance, having: an imaging device to capture images of the appliance, and a trained artificial intelligence module to recognize the appliance based on the images from the imaging device and to output data on the recognized appliance, so that the control unit controls a sanitizing and/or maintaining procedure of the sanitizing and/or maintenance device based on the provided output data. Alternatively, or in addition, the trained artificial intelligence module determines the soiling of the appliance based on the images and outputs data on the soiling, so that the control unit controls a sanitizing and/or maintaining procedure of the sanitizing and/or maintenance device based on the data on the soiling.