HANCOCK, CHRISTOPHER PAUL,BRYANT, MORGAN,TURNER, LOUIS,SWAIN, SANDRA,EBBUTT, JULIAN MARK,BISHOP, JOHN,CRAVEN, RICHARD
申请号:
CA3090056
公开号:
CA3090056A1
申请日:
2019.04.30
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要:
A treatment apparatus which uses thermal or non-thermal plasma to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) by destroying bacteria. The apparatus comprises an elongate probe that includes a coaxial cable for conveying radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) energy and/or microwave EM energy, a probe tip connected at the distal end of the coaxial cable for receiving the RF and/or microwave EM energy, and a gas conduit for conveying gas to the probe tip. The probe tip comprises a first electrode connected to the inner conductor of the coaxial cable, and a second electrode connected to the outer conductor of the coaxial cable, and wherein the first electrode and second electrode are arranged to produce an electric field from the received RF and/or microwave EM energy across a flow path of gas received from the gas conduit to produce a thermal or a non-thermal plasma.