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 printed circuit board or controller/software, which controls the intensity and duration of the treatment.
Claims22
1-35. (canceled)
A device comprising:
- an iontophoretic wire comprising one or more metals, wherein the iontophoretic wire comprises an electrode;
- 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 is configured to release ions of the one or more metals into a bloodstream of the patient.
A method for treating an infection 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 comprises an electrode;
- and (ii) a transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer, wherein the transducer is in electrical contact with a power supply;
- 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 infection within the bloodstream of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.