Syringe device, system and method for delivering ozone gas

• US 9,498,569 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2015
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Spinafx Medical Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Minimus Spine, Inc.
• Inventors: Foster, Thomas, Henson, Noel, Hooper, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sirmons, Kevin C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Patel, Shefali
• Application Number:
  US14/597,906
• Publication Number:
  US 20150133852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 33/00 Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0019 Injectable compositions; Intramuscular, intravenous, arterial, subcutaneous administration; Compositions to be administered through the skin in an invasive manner non-active ingredients are additionally classified in A61K47/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/006 for gases, e.g. CO2
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/3117 Means preventing contamination of the medicament compartment of a syringe
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/167 with energizing means, e.g. light, vibration, electricity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0216 Ozone
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/7536 allowing gas passage, but preventing liquid passage, e.g. liquophobic, hydrophobic, water-repellent membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/06 Packaging for specific medical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/16 having provision for disinfection or sterilisation A61M39/143 takes precedence; methods or apparatus for disinfection or sterilisation A61L2/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/001 Apparatus specially adapted for cleaning or sterilising syringes or needles
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/002 Packages specially adapted therefor, e.g. for syringes or needles, kits for diabetics needle protection, e.g. caps, A61M5/3202; for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3129 Syringe barrels A61M5/3205 and A61M5/50 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 13/11 by electric discharge
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 13/115 characterised by the electrical circuits producing the electrical discharge
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2201/10 Dischargers used for production of ozone
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 2201/64 Oxygen

Abstract

In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a syringe device, a method and a system for delivering a therapeutic amount of ozone are disclosed. A sterility case can enclose a syringe portion and can maintain sterility while the syringe device is interfaced to an ozone generator. A valvably-controlled fluid channel can extend from a barrel of the syringe portion through the case. Conducting elements can be attached to the case and can breach the case. The conducting elements can be connected to electrodes. The electrodes can be attached to the syringe portion. The syringe portion can be filled with oxygen gas via the valvably-controlled fluid channel. An electric current can be provided to the conducting elements from the ozone generator resulting in a corona discharge from at least one of the electrodes. A therapeutic amount of ozone gas can be produced from the oxygen gas and the syringe portion delivered into a sterile field without compromise.

Claims

1. An ozone generation system, comprising:

a syringe device having a syringe with a plunger slidably engaged with a barrel, the barrel and the plunger cooperating to define a gas chamber, the syringe enclosed by a sterility case;

one or more electrodes attached to the syringe;

one or more conducting elements on the sterility case, the one or more conducting elements directly or indirectly connected to the one or more electrodes; and

an ozone conversion unit with a high voltage supply, the ozone conversion unit configured to interface with the syringe device, and the case maintains sterility of the syringe while passing a current from the one or more conducting elements to the one or more electrodes while interfaced with the ozone conversion unit to effectuate a corona discharge and produce an amount of ozone gas from an amount of oxygen gas within the gas chamber.

2. The ozone generation system of claim 1, further comprising:

an apparatus for concentrating oxygen from ambient air having at least one zeolite chamber and a pump in fluid communication with the at least one zeolite chamber.

3. The ozone generation system of claim 2, wherein the ozone conversion unit and the apparatus for concentrating oxygen are provided within a shared housing having a single site for engaging the syringe device.