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  • Biofilm reduction sterilizer
    Patent number: 6004438
    Abstract: A method of killing microorganisms which form a biofilm on surfaces, including the surfaces of medical articles or on tissue or implant surfaces in a living subject. Killing of biofilm microorganisms is accomplished by applying an electric field to an electrically conductive medium in which the biofilm is contained. The electrically conductive medium either includes a biocide or is capable of generating a biocide in situ upon application of an electric field. A means of utilizing the method in vivo and a sterilizer are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1999
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Lewis P. Woodson