Method and system for treatment of blood and/or... - Google PatentsMethod and system for treatment of blood and/or other body fluids and/or synthetic fluids using combined filter elements and electric field forces
Abstract
Patent number: 5185086
A method and system for the treatment of blood and/or other body fluids (such as amniotic fluids) as well as synthetic fluids such as tissue culture medium whereby a fluid to be treated is mechanically filtered for elimination of particles contained therein which exceed 0.2 microns in size (or some other minutely small size) and in addition subjecting the fluid being treated to electric field forces in the microwatt/milliwatt region induced by relatively low voltage of a few volts and low current density which does not exceed values which could impair the biological usefulness and characteristics of the blood or other fluid being treated.
Filing date: Jul 16, 1991
Issue date: Feb 9, 1993
Inventors: Steven Kaali, Peter M. Schwolsky