UV Disinfection System For Ultrasound Probes
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Oct 20, 2016
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Apr 20, 2015
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Apr 20, 2015
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A disinfection system for intracavity ultrasound probes includes a housing, a disinfection chamber positioned in the housing and receiving at least one ultrasound probe, at least one source of UV light positioned in the chamber, and a vertical drawer slidably positioned in the housing, the vertical drawer having a suspension bracket that accommodates the at least one ultrasound probe such that the probe is suspended in a substantially vertical position. A method for disinfecting intracavity ultrasound probes includes the steps of placing at least one ultrasound probe into a vertical sliding drawer, wherein the probe is received into a suspension bracket positioned in the drawer such that the probe is suspended in a substantially vertical position, sliding the drawer into a disinfection chamber contained within a housing, and supplying UV light via at least one source of UV light positioned in the disinfection chamber to disinfect the probe.
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