Extracorporal thermo-therapy device and method for curing diseases
OwnerKarl K. K. Kroyerinventor
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Abstract
An extracorporal apparatus for continuously treating the blood of a patient for diseases such as AIDS and cancer includes connectors for removing a flow of blood from the patient and returning the treated flow of blood to the patient, a separator for separating the flow of blood while outside the patient into a first blood flow portion which is enriched in red blood cells and a second blood flow portion which is enriched in white cells, separate heaters for heating the first and second blood portions so as to stimulate the production of white blood cells and antibodies therein and/or attenuate and kill viruses, and a filter for filtering the first and second blood flow portions after they have been recombined.
Claims5
An extracorporal thermo-therapy apparatus for use in continuously treating the blood of a patient for disease, said extracorporal apparatus comprising
- first connector means for removing a flow of blood from a patient,
- second connector means for returning said flow of blood to said patient, and
- a flow circuit connected between said first connector means and said second connector means, said flow circuit including
- a separator for separating said flow of blood into a first blood flow portion which is enriched in red blood cells and a second blood flow portion which is enriched in white blood cells,
- a first heating means for raising the temperature of said first blood flow portion,
- a first pump for moving said first blood flow portion through said first heating means,
- a second heating means for raising the temperature of said second blood flow portion,
- a second pump for moving said second blood flow portion through said second heating means, and
- a filter for filtering said first and second blood flow portions after they have been recombined.
A method of treating a patient for disease, said method comprising the steps of
- (a) withdrawing a continuous flow of blood from the patient,
- (b) separating said flow of blood into a first blood flow portion which is enriched in red blood cells and a second blood flow portion which is enriched in white blood cells,
- (c) separately heating said first and second blood flow portions,
- (d) combining said heated first and second blood flow portions,
- (e) filtering said combined first and second blood flow portions,
- (f) cooling said combined first and second blood flow portions, and
- (g) returning said combined first and second blood flow portions into said patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.