Method and apparatus for the disinfection or sterilization of medical apparel and accessories

This invention describes an automated cabinet designed to disinfect medical or laboratory clothing and accessories. It uses a disinfecting agent inside the cabinet, controlled by a built-in computer or programmable logic controller. The system also includes a scanning feature, like RFID, to track items, and the computer can send updates to users or other systems.

Why it matters: Since 2014, the cost and integration of embedded computing, RFID tracking, and cloud-connected data transmission have dramatically improved. This makes building a sophisticated, networked disinfection and tracking system much more feasible and efficient today.

Status: ExpiredProtection ended and was never renewed
How hard to build: SpecializedEmbedded computer, control software, RFID tracking, custom cabinet

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