Apparatus and Methods for Treating and Preventing Disease in Livestock
AssigneeCentre for Dairy Intelligence Limited
InventorLeon Bryan Spurrell
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Abstract
The invention is a medicament apparatus (1) for use with animals comprising a body (10) made from one or more solid metals, the metals selected from among those for which their ions have biocidal effect. The body comprises an internal porous matrix (11) of at least 1% porosity from which biocidal metal ions can be released, and an external surface of the body (10) is configured to be situated at a treatment site (20) of an animal (2).
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A medicament apparatus for use with animals comprising:
- a body made from one or more solid metals, the metals selected from among those for which their ions have biocidal effect;
- wherein the body comprises an internal porous matrix of at least 1% porosity from which biocidal metal ions can be released, and
- wherein an external surface of the body is configured to be situated at a treatment site of an animal.
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A medicament apparatus for use with animals, the medicament apparatus comprising:
- a flexible and resilient mounting member made from a shape memory alloy;
- one or more bodies each made from one or more solid metals, the metals selected from among those for which their ions have biocidal effect;
- wherein the one or more bodies are mounted on the mounting member and an external surface of each of the bodies is configured to be situated at a treatment site of an animal;
- wherein the medicament apparatus is formed as an elongate plug suitable for insertion into a teat canal of a lactating animal;
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- wherein the mounting member is a shaft, and the one or more bodies are mounted along the length of the shaft.
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