Remote controlled in situ reaction device
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1. A reaction device comprising:
- a body structure adapted for positioning in a body of an organism;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material configured to influence a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to an electromagnetic field control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction, wherein the remotely activatable control element responds to the control signal by at least one of producing heating, producing cooling, changing shape, changing configuration, changing volume or changing surface area.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled reaction device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to various embodiments, a reaction device is placed in an environment in order to perform a chemical reaction in an environment. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used.
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22 Claims
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1. A reaction device comprising:
- a body structure adapted for positioning in a body of an organism;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material configured to influence a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to an electromagnetic field control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction, wherein the remotely activatable control element responds to the control signal by at least one of producing heating, producing cooling, changing shape, changing configuration, changing volume or changing surface area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- a body structure adapted for positioning in a body of an organism;
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13. A reaction device comprising:
- a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material configured to influence a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to input of energy from electromagnetic control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction through at least one of a mechanical, thermal or chemical mechanism, wherein the chemical reaction produces a material that has a beneficial effect in the environment or destroys, traps, or sequesters a harmful material from the environment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
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20. A reaction device comprising:
- a body structure adapted for positioning in a body of an organism;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material configured to influence a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to an electromagnetic field control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction, wherein the reaction produces a material that has a beneficial effect on the organism or a local portion thereof, or wherein the reaction destroys, traps, or sequesters a material from the body of the organism that is harmful to the organism or a portion thereof.
- a body structure adapted for positioning in a body of an organism;
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21. A reaction device comprising:
- a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material configured to influence a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to input of energy from electromagnetic control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction through at least one of a mechanical, thermal or chemical mechanism, wherein the reaction region is located in an interior portion of the body structure and is at least intermittently in fluid communication with the environment via at least one inlet or outlet, and wherein the reaction device includes a valve configured to modify the flow of fluid into or out of the reaction region responsive to a change in at least one dimension of the remotely activatable control element.
- a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
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22. A reaction device comprising:
- a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
a reaction region located in or on the body structure, the reaction region including a first material configured to influence a chemical reaction; and
a remotely activatable control element operably coupled to the body structure and responsive to input of energy from electromagnetic control signal to modify one or more of the rate or kinetics of the chemical reaction through at least one of a mechanical, thermal or chemical mechanism, wherein the remotely activatable control element responds to the control signal by producing heating, by producing cooling, or by changing shape.
- a body structure adapted for positioning in an environment;
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