A - Human Necessities – 61 – L
Patent
A - Human Necessities
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A61L 2/10 (2006.01) A61F 13/00 (2006.01) A61L 2/26 (2006.01) A61M 25/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2596295
Methods and apparatus for sterilizing or disinfecting a region through a bandage. One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method, comprising acts of determining the transmissivity of at least a portion of a bandage to ultraviolet light, and selecting an intensity of ultraviolet light to be applied through at least a portion of the bandage. Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of sterilizing or disinfecting a region underneath a bandage on a patient. A further embodiment of the invention is directed to an apparatus for sterilizing or disinfecting a region of tissue of a patient. The apparatus comprises an ultraviolet light-emitting lamp (7) and a bandage (51) adapted to transmit at least some of the ultraviolet light emitted by the lamp (7). Another embodiment of the invention is directed to a bandage, comprising an ultraviolet light-transmissive film, and a color-changing material coupled to the film to indicate an exposure of the film to ultraviolet light.
Eckhardt Richard
Jenkins Geoffrey H.
Kimball Sandra
Norton Rose Or S.e.n.c.r.l. S.r.l./llp
Uv-Solutions Llc
Uv-Solutions Llc.
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