# US 5,052,382 A · Apparatus for the controlled generation and administration of ozone > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,052,382 A - Document ID: US5052382A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 07/344,649 - Filed: 1989-04-28 - Granted: 1991-10-01 - Earliest claimed: 1989-04-28 - Inventors: Basil E. Wainwright - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5052382A ## CPC - A61M 1/1698: {Blood oxygenators with or without heat-exchangers (intracorporal A61M1/1678; manufacturing of membranes therefor B01D67/00; semi-permeable membranes for separation processes characterised by their properties B01D69/00; semi-permeable membranes characterised by their material B01D71/00)} - A61M 1/32: Oxygenators without membranes - C02F 1/78: with ozone {(C02F1/4672 takes precedence)} - A61M 2202/0216: Ozone - C02F 1/008: {Control or steering systems not provided for elsewhere in subclass C02F} - C02F 2201/782: Ozone generators - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes) ## Abstract Apparatus (2) for the controlled generation and administration ozone, which apparatus (2) comprises a generator (4) for generating ozone, a monitor (6) for monitoring the ozone, a dosage device (8) for providing a correct amount of ozone for administration, and a computer control device (77) for controlling the operation of at least one of the generator (4), the monitor (6) and the dosage device (8). ## Claims ### Claim 1 Apparatus for the controlled generation and administration of ozone comprising: generator means for generating ozone gas; dosage means for mixing a predetermined amount of ozone with oxygen resulting in a predetermined concentration; monitor means for monitoring the generation and concentration of ozone; output means for dispensing the mixture of ozone and oxygen; and computer control means for delivering the mixture of ozone and oxygen for a predetermined period of time to the output means and for controlling the operation of at least one of the generator means, the monitor means and the dosage means; wherein said monitor means further comprises a first and a second detector means, said first detector means for monitoring the production of ozone by the generator means and the second detector means for monitoring a portion of the mixture of ozone and oxygen after administration in order to determine the quantity of ozone consumed during administration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the generator means further comprises three separate drive inverters and at least two cells which each comprise inner and outer tubes, and in which a pair of cooling fans are positioned one at each end of the generator means for cooling the generator means by operating such that one of the fans pushes air through the generator means and the other one of the fans pulls air through the generator means. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the output means is for treating a patient's blood, said output means comprising a dose discharge syringe means which is driven by a stepper motor for discharging controlled doses of a mixture of oxygen and ozone for the patient's blood, and a purge means for purging the blood treating means with the mixture of ozone and oxygen prior to treating the patient's blood. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein said output means further includes a cup device for treating small external treatment areas of a patient, a container for surrounding large external treatment areas of a patient, and a valve unit in selective fluid communication with the blood treating means, the cup device and the container. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Apparatus according to claim 1 and including a peristaltic pump for controlling delivery of ozone to the output means. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Apparatus according to claim 1 in which the monitor means further comprises an ultra violet light source and a photocell detector. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) Apparatus according to claim 1 and including ozone destructor means. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) Apparatus according to claim 1 and including a hollow fibre device for use in contacting the mixture of ozone and oxygen with the treatment product. ### Claim 9 Apparatus for the controlled generation and administration of ozone comprising: generator means for generating ozone gas; dosage means for mixing a predetermined amount of ozone with oxygen resulting in a predetermined concentration; monitor means for monitoring the generation and concentration of ozone; output means for dispensing the mixture of ozone and oxygen; and computer control means for delivering the mixture of ozone and oxygen for a predetermined period of time to the output means and for controlling the operation of at least one of the generator means, the monitor means and the dosage means; wherein said computer control means further comprises a feedback loop means for reducing an electrical input to the generator means if more than the predetermined amount of ozone is being generated by the generator means, and for increasing an electrical input to the generator means if less than the predetermined amount of ozone is being generated by the generator means.