| abstract |
A SYSTEM TO DELIVER GAS/VAPOR FROM SOLID MATERIALS. SPECIFICALLY, THE DELIVERY SYSTEM (300) FOR THE USE OF GAS OR VAPOR RELEASED FROM A SOLID MATERIAL (108), SUCH AS A NON-AQUEOUS/SOLID HYDROGEN PEROXIDE COMPLEX. THE SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF A DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT IS CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE A PLURALITY OF DISKS (100) CONTAINING THE SOLID MATERIAL AND PROVIDE THESE DISKS INTO AN INJECTOR (500). THE INJECTOR HEATS THE DISKS TO PRODUCE A GAS OR VAPOR THAT IS THEN PROVIDED INTO A CHAMBER (90). THE STERILIZATION PROCESS CAN BE DONE BY GAS OR VAPOR ALONE, OR IN COMBINATION WITH PLASMA OR ULTRA VIOLET RADIATION. IN PARTICULAR, A CONTROL SYSTEM (50) AUTOMATICALLY INDUCES THE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO PROVIDE THE INJECTOR WITH A DISK AND THEN REMOVE THE DISK ONCE THE INJECTION SEQUENCE IS COMPLETE. |