Device, system and method for killing viruses in blood through electrode wires
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Publication Number
US-12397154-B2
Publication Date
2025-08-26
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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 a printed circuit board or a controller/software, which controls an intensity and a duration of a treatment.
Core Innovation
An iontophoretic wire comprising at least one metal is provided with an electrode configured to be inserted into a patient. A transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer is provided in electrical connection with a power supply, and the electrode is used so that the device generates medicant within a bloodstream of the patient. The device output current is defined as having a range of 1.25 to 6 microamps of current.
Medicant produced by the electrode generated directly within a bloodstream is defined as greater than 2 billion ions per second. In alternative coverage, the device releases ions of the one or more metals into a bloodstream. The disclosed concepts emphasize construction and ion-release localization using an insulated electrode exterior so that ions are released only at an intended release point.
A method for treating a blood-borne pathogen within a bloodstream includes inserting at least a portion of the electrode of the iontophoretic wire into the bloodstream and applying a current to release ions of the one or more metals into the bloodstream to treat the blood-borne pathogen. The pathogen treatment is grounded in targeting blood-borne pathogens including HIV and viral hepatitis, as well as MRSA, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, vector-borne diseases, fungal diseases, protozoa, and prions.
The disclosed framework further includes electrode interior and exterior portions positioned for insertion into a vein or artery while an exterior portion is positioned outside the patient, supporting in situ ionic release within blood.
Claims Coverage
The partial content includes three independent claims. The inventive features cover an iontophoretic wire device with a transformer delivering a specified microamp output current, production or release of metal ions directly into a patient bloodstream for pathogen treatment, and an iontophoretic method of treating blood-borne pathogens by inserting the electrode and applying current.
Iontophoretic wire electrode with transformer for bloodstream medicant generation
An iontophoretic wire comprising at least one metal with an electrode configured to be inserted into a patient, and a transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer in electrical connection with a power supply, where output current has a range of 1.25 to 6 microamps and production of a medicant directly within a bloodstream generated by the electrode is greater than 2 billion ions per second.
Metal-ion releasing iontophoretic device for bloodstream release
An iontophoretic wire comprising one or more metals with an electrode configured to be inserted into a patient, and a transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer where the transducer is in electrical contact with a power supply, wherein the device releases ions of the one or more metals into a bloodstream of the patient.
Method of treating blood-borne pathogen by inserting electrode and applying current
Providing a device comprising an iontophoretic wire with an electrode configured to be inserted into a patient and a transformer comprising a plurality of resistors and a transducer in electrical contact with a power supply; inserting at least a portion of the electrode into the bloodstream; and applying a current to release ions of the one or more metals into the bloodstream to treat the blood-borne pathogen within the bloodstream.
Across the independent claims, the core coverage is an iontophoretic wire with an inserted electrode powered through a transformer to generate or release metal-ion medicant directly into a patient bloodstream, including a method that inserts the electrode portion into the bloodstream and applies current to treat blood-borne pathogens.
Stated Advantages
Generates medicant directly within a bloodstream of the patient.
Production of medicant or ions directly in the bloodstream is greater than 2 billion ions per second.
Releases ions of one or more metals into a bloodstream of the patient.
Treats a blood-borne pathogen within a bloodstream by applying current to release metal ions.
Documented Applications
Treating a blood-borne pathogen within a bloodstream of a patient, including HIV, viral hepatitis, MRSA, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, vector-borne diseases, fungal diseases, protozoa, and prions.
Inserting the electrode portion into a patient's vein or artery using catheter-based delivery.
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