Device, system and method for killing viruses in blood through electrode wires
AssigneeRain Scientific, Inc.
InventorTim Koehler
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Abstract
A device for killing blood-borne pathogens, and a method of using the device to effectively remove the blood-borne pathogens from a body of a human or an animal is claimed. The device comprises a wire that is inserted into a bloodstream of a patient, which releases metallic ions which effectively kill the pathogens. There are several embodiments, each of which has a combination of covered and uncovered portions of the wire. The wire is electrically connected to both a source of power and a power supply with a printed circuit board or a controller/software, which controls an intensity and a duration of a treatment.
Claims27
A device comprising:
- an iontophoretic wire comprising at least one metal, wherein the iontophoretic wire further comprises an electrode that is configured to be inserted into a patient;
- and
- a transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer, wherein the transformer is in electrical connection with a power supply,
- wherein an output current from the device has a range of 1.25 to 6 microamps of current, and wherein production of a medicant directly within a bloodstream of the patient that is generated by the electrode is greater than 2 billion ions per second.
A device comprising:
- an iontophoretic wire comprising one or more metals, wherein the iontophoretic wire further comprises an electrode that is configured to be inserted into a patient;
- and
- a transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer, wherein the transducer is in electrical contact with a power supply,
- wherein the device releases ions of the one or more metals into a bloodstream of the patient.
A method for treating a blood-borne pathogen within a bloodstream of a patient, the method comprising:
- providing a device comprising (i) an iontophoretic wire comprising one or more metals, wherein the iontophoretic wire further comprises an electrode that is configured to be inserted into the patient;
- and (ii) a transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer, wherein the transducer is in electrical contact with a power supply;
- inserting at least a portion of the electrode of the iontophoretic wire into the bloodstream of the patient;
- and
- applying a current to the device to release ions of the one or more metals into the bloodstream of the patient in order to treat the blood-borne pathogen within the bloodstream of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.