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US 2015/0083596 A1Published application
Device and method for killing bacteria and viruses in blood
OwnerDan Hesterinventor
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Abstract
A device, system and method for killing viruses and bacteria in blood. An iontophoretic cartridge destroys blood borne viruses and bacteria using ionized silver nanoparticles. Blood from the arm of the patient is routed to a holding bladder. From the bladder, the blood is pumped to the iontophoretic cartridge. In the cartridge, the blood is split into four tubes containing silver nanowires that treat the blood and destroy the viruses as they flow through the cartridge. The blood is then rerouted to the patient's arm.
Claims20
A system comprising
- an iontophoretic cartridge, where the iontophoretic cartridge comprises a plurality of aleated silver rods and a blood collection valve;
- an electrical power source connected to the iontophoretic cartridge;
- a pump, where the pump is in fluid connection with the iontophoretic cartridge;
- a pressure sensor, where the pressure sensor detects the pressure of a fluid before it enters the iontophoretic cartridge.
1 more element
A device comprising
- a blood input adapter;
- a chamber, where the chamber comprises a plurality of aleated silver rods;
- a blood output adapter;
- a blood collection valve;
- an anti-coagulant valve, and
- an electrical connector;
- where the blood input adapter, blood output adapter, blood collection valve, and anti-coagulant valve are fluidly connected to the chamber, and where the electrical connector is electrically connected to the aleated silver rods.
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A method of treating blood for infections comprising the steps of
- pumping blood through an iontophoretic cartridge, where the iontophoretic cartridge comprises a plurality of aleated silver rods;
- and
- providing an electrical current to the iontophoretic cartridge while the blood is pumped through the iontophoretic cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.