US2015290385A1PendingUtilityA1

Extracorporeal photodynamic blood illumination (irradiation) for the treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 12, 2011Filed: Oct 14, 2014Published: Oct 15, 2015
Est. expiryFeb 12, 2031(~4.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Mark S. Smyczynski
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Abstract

Treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning of a body by removal of a portion of the blood from the body, placing the portion in an exposure cell, exposing the portion in the cell to light of wave length and intensity that causes dissociation of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, and returning the portion to the body. The intensity and wave length of the light is sufficient to dissociate a therapeutically-effective amount of carbon monoxide from the hemoglobin in the blood. The blood is circulated from and to the body through a concentric double lumen cannula. The wave lengths of the light are 540 and/or 570 nanometers. The cell exposes the blood to at least 9.5 Joules of dissociative light per milliliter of blood, and least 9.5 Watts of dissociative light per milliliter of blood per second. Oxygen is provided to, and the dissociated carbon monoxide is removed from the system.

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The invention having been thus described, what is claimed as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 
     
         1 . A system for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning of the blood of a living victim, comprising:
 a. an exposure cell,   b. a first sub-system adapted to remove a portion of the blood from the victim and to place the portion in the exposure cell,   c. a second sub-system adapted to expose the portion in the cell to dissociative light that causes dissociation of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, and   d. a third sub-system adapted to return the portion to the victim.   
     
     
         2 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dissociative light is of a wave length selected from the group of 540 and 570 nanometers and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dissociative light is of a intensity of at least 9.5 Joules per milliliter of blood. 
     
     
         4 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the dissociative light is of a intensity of at least 9.5 Watts per milliliter of blood flow per second. 
     
     
         5 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the first and third sub-systems are a concentric double lumen cannula. 
     
     
         6 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the system includes a subsystem that injects oxygen into the cell. 
     
     
         7 . A system as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the system includes a subsystem that captures and isolates the disassociated carbon monoxide. 
     
     
         8 . A system for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning of a living victim, comprising the steps of:
 a. removing a portion of the blood from the victim and placing the portion in an exposure cell,   b. exposing the portion in the cell to dissociative light that causes dissociation of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, and   c. returning the portion to the victim.   
     
     
         9 . A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the dissociative light is of a wave length selected from the group of 540 and 570 nanometers and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         10 . A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the dissociative light is of a intensity of at least 9.5 Joules per milliliter of blood. 
     
     
         11 . A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the dissociative light is of a intensity of at least 9.5 Watts per milliliter of blood flow per second. 
     
     
         12 . A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the removed from and returned to the creature using a concentric double lumen cannula. 
     
     
         13 . A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the system includes the injection oxygen into the cell. 
     
     
         14 . A system as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the system includes capturing and isolating the disassociated carbon monoxide. 
     
     
         15 . A system for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning of the blood of a living creature, comprising a first sub-system adapted to cause dissociation of carbon monoxide from hemoglobin, and a second sub-system adapted to capture and isolate the dissociated carbon monoxide.

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