Patent ID: 7267778
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: A61K,A61L,B01J,C02F,C12M

Abstract:
1. A device for treating microorganisms in a liquid medium, comprising: a reservoir for holding the liquid medium containing microorganisms to be treated, the reservoir being in fluid communication with a compartment; an ultrasound emitter located relative to the compartment to emit ultrasound into the liquid in the compartment during use of the device, the ultrasound emitter emitting high-frequency ultrasound between about 200 kHz and 10 MHz; and a microbubble emitter emitting bubbles with an average diameter of less than 1 mm, the microbubble emitter being arranged relative to the compartment so as to emit microbubbles into the high-frequency ultrasound field emitted into the compartment during use of the device, wherein the device is configured to increase sonoluminescence and inhibit a recovery threshold of said microorganisms.