Apparatus for vaccine development using ultrasound technology
US7842249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2039/5252
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method and device for the creation of vaccines using ultrasonic waves, comprised of an ultrasound generator and a transducer to produce ultrasonic waves, is disclosed. The transducer has a specific ultrasound tip depending upon the type of delivery method utilized and depending on the shape of the vial containing the solution of the virus, bacterium, or other infectious agent. The apparatus delivers ultrasonic waves to solution either directly through the insertion of the ultrasound tip into the solution, through a coupling medium adjacent to the vial or near the vial, or through an air or gas medium. The ultrasound waves have the effect of destroying the viable virus, bacterium, or other infectious agent and of releasing the appropriate antigens, thus resulting in a vaccine for that virus, bacterium, or other infectious agent.
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