| US 7,462,849 B2 | ||
| Sterilizing lamp | ||
| Martin Ferres, Solingen (Germany); and Martin Kirsten, Burscheid (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Baro GmbH & Co. KG, Leichlingen (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 10, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/270,470. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 04028174 (EP), filed on Nov. 26, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0113485 A1, Jun. 01, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 5/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 250—504R [250/493.1; 250/503.1; 250/504 H] | 13 Claims |

| 1. UV-C sterilizing lamp for the treatment of a medium with UV-C radiation, in order to kill the microorganisms contained therein, with at least one UV-C emitter, which has an elongated emitter foundation (3), and at least one electrical connection (4), and a base containing the UV-C emitter, characterized in that the UV-C emitter is cast into the base in the area of its electrical connections by means of casting material and at least the emitter foundation of the UV-C emitter is surrounded by a flexible protective cover, which is radiolucent to UV-C radiation. |