Non-thermal plasma
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsThomas Bickford Holbeche, Rodney Stewart Mason
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Abstract
A plasina-generation device for applying plasma to a human body, having a reservoir containing a gas, a plasma zone in fluid connection with the reservoir, and means for generating a plasma by electrical discharge in the plasma zone. The gas has a composition of 92% to 99.5% Helium and 0.5% to 8% Argon; or 95% to 99.5% Helium and 1% to 20% Neon; or 99.95% to 99.99% Helium and 0.01% to 0.05% Oxygen.
Claims31
A plasma-generation device for applying plasma to a human body, the device comprising:
- a reservoir containing a gas,
- a plasma zone in fluid connection with the reservoir, and
- means for generating a plasma by electrical discharge in the plasma zone,
- wherein:
- the gas comprises from 92% to 99.5% Helium and from 0.5% to 8% Argon;
- or
- the gas comprises from 95% to 99.5% Helium and from I% to 20% Neon;
- or
- the gas comprises from 99.95% to 99.99% Helium and from 0.01% to 0.05% Oxygen.
A refillable canister for use in a the plasma-generation device, the device comprising a reservoir containing a gas, a plasma zone in fluid connection with the reservoir, and means for generating a plasma by electrical discharge in the plasma zone, the canister comprising a reservoir and containing a pressurised gas, wherein:
- the gas comprises from 92% to 99.5% Helium and from 0,5% to 8% Argon;
- or
- the gas comprises from 95% to 99.5% Helium and from 1% to 20% Neon;
- or
- the gas comprises from 99.95% to 99.99% Helium and from 0.01% to 0.05% Oxygen,
The use of a plasma for use in a treatment method, wherein the plasma is generated by electrical discharge through a gas, wherein
- the gas comprises from 92% to 99.5% Helium and from 0.5% to 8% Argon;
- or
- the gas comprises from 95% to 99.5% Helium and from 1% to 20% Neon;
- or
- the gas comprises from 99.95% to 99.99% Helium and from 0.01% to 0.05% Oxygen.
A plasma generated by electrical discharge through a gas wherein:
- the gas comprises from 92% to 99.5% Helium and from 0.5% to 8% Argon;
- or
- the gas comprises from 96% to 99% Helium and from 1 to 10% Neon or
- the gas comprises from 99.96% to 99.98% Helium and from 0.02% to 0.04% Oxygen.
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