Patent ID: 6920884
Filing Date: 2005-07-26
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a substance for use as a medicament in providing treatment to the body of a recipient, said method including the steps of: placing an electrically conductive substance in a container such that said electrically conductive substance is separated from the body area of the recipient in need of treatment; locating at least one pair of electrodes within the electrically conductive substance of said container and spacing said pair of electrodes from one another; connecting an alternating current source to said at least one pair of electrodes and operating said current source to generate alternating current having a frequency lying in a range of frequencies between 10 KHz and 1 MHz so that current flows through said electrically conductive substance and between said electrodes for at least 10 minutes, and; removing said alternating current flow through said electrically conductive substance.