Method of shockwave treating fish and shellfish

• US 20060036196A1
• Filed: 09/29/2005
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Softwave Tissue Regeneration Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: General Patent, LLC (Tissue Regeneration Technologies LLC)
• Inventors: Schaden, Wolfgang, Warlick, John, Schultheiss, Reiner
• Granted Patent: US 7,578,796 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/2
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/00 Culture of aquatic animals receptacles for live fish, e.g. aquaria, A01K63/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/13 Prevention or treatment of fish diseases
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/51 of gastropods, e.g. abalones or turban snails
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 61/54 of bivalves, e.g. oysters or mussels
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 79/02 by electrocution
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/81 Aquaculture, e.g. of fish

Abstract

The method of stimulating an aquatic life form is disclosed. The method has the steps of activating a pressure pulse or an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit pressure pulse or acoustic shock waves; and subjecting the aquatic life form to the pressure pulse or acoustic shock waves stimulating said aquatic life form wherein the aquatic life form is positioned within a path of the emitted shock waves. The aquatic life form is a tissue having cells. The tissue can be an egg, zygotic embryo or larvae or an immature or a mature specimen. The aquatic life form may be a fish, shellfish, any crustacean, mussel, slam, oyster, abalone, scallop, shrimp, lobster, crab, crawfish, eel, octopus or any other aquatic life form. The method of stimulating includes activating the cells within the treated tissue thereby releasing growth factor proteins or other chemical compositions promoting growth and accelerating maturization. The tissue may be infected or exposed to infections from microbial sources such as microorganisms or viruses and the exposure to shock waves stimulates an activation of defenses of the immune system.

Claims

1. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form comprises the steps of:

activating a pressure pulse or an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves; and

subjecting the aquatic life form to the pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves stimulating said aquatic life form wherein the aquatic life form is positioned within a path of the emitted pressure pulses or shock waves.

2. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 1 wherein the emitted pulses or shock waves are divergent or near planar.

3. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 1 wherein the emitted pulses or shock waves are convergent having a geometric focal volume or point at a distance of at least X from the generator or source, the method further comprising positioning the aquatic life form at a distance less than the distance X from the source.

4. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 1 wherein the aquatic life form is tissue having cells.

5. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the tissue is one or more embryos, eggs or larvae or immature or not fully mature specimen of an aquatic life form.

6. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 5 wherein the life form is a fish.

7. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 5 wherein the life form is a shellfish.

8. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 5 wherein the life form is a mollusk.

9. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the life form is a crustacean.

10. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 5 wherein the life form is shrimp.

11. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 5 wherein the life form is a scallop.

12. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 5 wherein the life form is an oyster.

13. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the life form is a clam.

14. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the life form is a lobster.

15. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 14 wherein the life form is a crab.

16. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 14 wherein the life form is an abalone.

17. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the aquatic life form tissue is infected or exposed to a viral or bacterial infection.

18. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the tissue has a degenerative condition or wound.

19. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the tissue is being treated with one or more anti-viral or anti-bacterial medications.

20. The method of stimulating an aquatic life form of claim 4 wherein the tissue is being treated with one or more vaccines or tolerines.

21. The method of germicidally cleaning a wound on an aquatic life form comprises the steps of:

activating a pressure pulse or an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves; and

subjecting the wound of the aquatic life form to the pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves thereby cleaning said wound wherein the wound is positioned within a path of the emitted pressure pulses or shock waves.