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Therapeutic treatments using the direct application of antimicrobial metal compositions

  • US 6,989,156 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2002
  • Issued: 01/24/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for treating tissue, comprising:

  • forming a solution at a site remote from the tissue which is to be treated by dissolving in water at least one antimicrobial metal with atomic disorder; and

    applying the solution in therapeutically effective amount to the tissue which is to be treated, wherein the tissue comprises at least one tissue selected from the group consisting of endocardium tissue, pericardium tissue, bone tissue, and joint tissue, and the at least one antimicrobial metal with atomic disorder has sufficient atomic disorder so that, when in contact with an alcohol or water-based electrolyte, said at least one antimicrobial metal with atomic disorder releases atoms, ions, molecules, or clusters of the at least one antimicrobial metal into the alcohol or water-based electrolyte on a sustainable basis.

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