Back to results
US 11,534,771 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for measuring and inactivating pathogens using magnetizable devices in a body
AssigneeWeinberg Medical Physics LLC
InventorIrving Weinberg
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An apparatus and method collect and deactivate pathogens (for example, coronaviruses) within a magnetic particle in order to reduce the number of active pathogens in a body.
Claims19
An apparatus for damaging, or destroying at least one pathogen in a body, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one magnetic actuator external to a body, and
- at least one device containing at least one fillable section and at least one magnetizable material,
- wherein the at least one device is configured to draw a pathogen into the fillable section of the device and damage, or destroy the pathogen within the fillable section of the device,
- wherein the device is configured to destroy or damage the pathogen within the at least one fillable section of the device by shear or other mechanical forces, the forces actuated by magnetic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by the at least one electromagnetic actuator external to the body,
- wherein the at least one device is configured to be delivered into the body orally, by inhalation, or by intravenous injection,
- wherein the device is configured to rotate to draw the pathogen into the fillable section of the device by rotation created suction generated at least in part by actuation of the magnetizable material under the influence of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic actuator to rotate the device.
3 more elements
A method of destroying or damaging one or more pathogens in a body, the method comprising:
- introducing a device containing magnetizable material and also containing a fillable section into the body and at least one magnetic actuator external to the body;
- drawing the pathogen into the fillable section of the device;
- and
- damaging, or destroying the pathogen in the fillable section of the device,
- wherein the pathogen within the fillable section of the device is destroyed or damaged by shear or other mechanical forces, the forces actuated by magnetic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by at least one electromagnetic actuator external to the body,
- wherein the at least one device is configured to be introduced orally, by inhalation, or by intravenous injection,
- wherein the device is configured to rotate to draw the pathogen into the fillable section of the device by rotation created suction generated at least in part by actuation of the magnetizable material under the influence of a magnetic field generated by the magnetic actuator to rotate the device.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.