Modular extracorporeal systems and methods for treating blood-borne diseases
US9375525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/054
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Extracorporeal systems and methods for treating blood-borne diseases in a subject or for developing drugs to treat blood-borne diseases include various environmental and treatment modules that can be tailored to a specific disease or infection. In certain embodiments of the systems and methods, a blood sample is treated with cold plasma and optionally with hydrostatic pressure, a pulsed electrical field, a pharmaceutical agent, microwave, centrifugation, sonification, radiation, or a combination thereof, under environmental conditions that are effective for the treatment.
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