Syringe, system and method for delivering oxygen-ozone
Inventors
Hooper, David M. • Foster, Thomas • Henson, Noel
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-8486342-B2
Publication Date
2013-07-16
Expiration Date
Abstract
In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a syringe, method and system for delivering a therapeutic amount of ozone are disclosed. An exemplary syringe can have a gas chamber and one or more electrodes. A portion of at least one electrode can be within the gas chamber. Alternatively, singularly or in conjunction, one or both electrodes can be attached to the outside of an exemplary syringe. One or more electrical contact points can be outside the gas chamber. Each electrical contact point can be connected to an electrode. Oxygen gas can provided within the gas chamber of the exemplary syringe. A medical ozone generator can be connected to the syringe via the electrical contact points. Corona discharge can be effectuated via the electrodes, which can result in an amount of ozone gas can being produced from the oxygen gas.
Core Innovation
The invention provides an oxygen-ozone delivery system in which corona discharge is performed using a syringe having a gas chamber. A first wire electrode is attached to the syringe, and a second wire electrode is attached to the syringe so that the second wire electrode transverses the gas chamber in cross-section, breaches the syringe twice, and maintains a gas tight seal proximate the breaches.
The described cell and electrode geometries maintain gas tightness and circuit completion while enabling corona discharge of oxygen to produce ozone gas. Variations include electrode arrangements that preserve gas tight sealing while providing inward extensions, opposing relationships, off-center crossing, substantially perpendicular relationships, and configurations in which a dielectric material covers portions of at least one of the wire electrodes.
The system integrates the syringe-based ozone conversion with a medical ozone conversion unit that applies high voltage, selects a target ozone concentration, and measures ozone concentration using UV absorption. The document states ozone concentration selection and UV measurement of ozone concentration using a UV wavelength associated with about 253.7 nm, using a mercury lamp or UV LEDs, with an optional NOx/leak detection feature.
Claims Coverage
The partial content identifies two independent claims. Across these claims, the inventive features focus on a syringe-based ozone-producing cell using wire electrodes that breach a gas chamber while maintaining gas-tight seals, external electrical contact points, and applying corona discharge to produce ozone from oxygen gas.
Syringe ozone cell with dual wire electrodes and gas-tight breaches
A cell for producing an amount of ozone from oxygen, comprising a syringe having a gas chamber; a first wire electrode attached to the syringe; a second wire electrode attached to the syringe, wherein the second wire electrode transverses the gas chamber of the syringe in cross-section, and breaches the syringe twice while maintain a gas tight seal proximate the breaches; and at least one electrical contact point outside the gas chamber, the at least one electrical contact point connected to at least one of the first wire electrode and the second wire electrode.
Ozone production method using syringe corona discharge with perpendicular wire electrodes and gas-tight breaches
A method of producing an amount of ozone from oxygen, comprising providing oxygen gas within a gas chamber of a syringe; breaching the syringe with a first wire electrode such that a point of the first wire electrode extends inwardly toward a center of the gas chamber; breaching the syringe with a second wire electrode such that the second wire electrode transverses a cross section of the gas chamber and is in a substantially perpendicular relationship with the first wire electrode, wherein the second wire breaches the syringe twice while maintain a gas tight seal proximate the breaches; effectuating a corona discharge from at least one of the first wire electrode and the second wire electrode; and producing an amount of ozone gas from the oxygen gas.
The identified independent claims cover a syringe-based ozone-producing cell with two wire electrodes that breach the syringe twice while maintaining gas-tight seals and provide external electrical contact points, and a corresponding method that produces ozone by applying corona discharge to oxygen in the syringe gas chamber using the specified electrode breach and orientation relationships.
Stated Advantages
Decreased need to neutralize excess ozone.
Reduced manufacturing cost by combining an ozone cell with a therapeutic delivery instrument.
Simplified design to reduce leakage incidents.
Documented Applications
Medical ozone conversion using a medical ozone conversion unit integrated with the syringe-based oxygen-ozone delivery system for therapeutic ozone delivery.
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