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Air fluidized bed for therapeutic use

US4481686A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 1983
Grant dateNov 13, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 21, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G7/05746
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An air-fluidized bed for therapeutic use of the type comprising a tank filled with a particulate material through which passes an upward flow of gas. According to the invention, particles of spherical shape, with a density higher than that of the particulate material, and which have a greater biochemical activity than the particulate material, are introduced in the tank. Application: control of the bactericidal activity of an air-fluidized bed.

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