Apparatus for sterilizing biologic material and the like by ultra-violet irradiation

An apparatus for sterilizing biological materials and the like comprising a casing with a lower plastic tray with a plurality of openings therein for receiving volume bottles of varying quantities and an open chamber above said tray, with said bottles extending therein. The upper portion of the casing, above the chamber is provided with a compartment in the upper portion thereof in which is disposed a Quartz chamber and an ultra-violet lamp. The chamber is provided with a removable tray in the bottom thereof and adjustable means are provided for varying the distance of the ultra-violet lamp from the Quartz chamber. Clamp means are provided for holding the Quartz chamber which clamp means are detachably connected to a Quartz chamber so that the Quartz chamber may be readily removed therefrom. The clamp means are provided with adjustable means so that they may be moved toward and away from each other so as to hold Quartz chambers of different sizes. The compartment is provided with a hinged lid adjacent to the top thereof. Pump means are provided in the casing adjacent the compartment and an affluent manifold and an effluent manifold are provided in the chamber below the compartment and tubing is provided to connect the various liquid containers with the manifolds, the pump means, and the Quartz chamber.