Methods and systems for monitoring a waste stream in a surgical procedure. The method includes providing an irrigation fluid to a surgical area. The method may also include removing via a suction line the irrigation fluid and medical waste at the surgical area to generate a fluid stream in the suction line. The method may also monitoring the fluid stream based on a lateral flow test to generate a result. The method may also include providing feedback to a user based on the result.

A system and method for passively delivering inactivated pathogens to a population of animals or birds. The method comprises: isolating a pathogen from an infected animal/bird; culturing the isolated pathogen; inactivating the isolated pathogen with UVC; infusing an object with the inactivated pathogen; and introducing the inactivated pathogen infused object into an area containing one or more animals/birds.

A device for killing blood-borne pathogens, and a method of using the device to effectively remove the blood-borne pathogens from a body of a human or an animal is claimed. The device comprises a wire that is inserted into a bloodstream of a patient, which releases metallic ions which effectively kill the pathogens. There are several embodiments, each of which has a combination of covered and uncovered portions of the wire. The wire is electrically connected to both a source of power and a power supply with a printed circuit board or a controller/software, which controls an intensity and a duration of a treatment.

A method for capturing dislodged vegetative growth during a surgical procedure is provided. The method includes maneuvering, into a circulatory system, a first cannula having a distal end and an opposing proximal end, such that the first cannula is positioned to capture the vegetative growth en bloc. A second cannula is positioned in fluid communication with the first cannula, such that a distal end of the second cannula is situated in spaced relation to the distal end of the first cannula. A suction force is provided through the distal end of the first cannula so as to capture the vegetative growth. Fluid removed by the suction force is reinfused through the distal end of the second cannula. Subsequent to becoming dislodged, the vegetative growth is captured by the first cannula. A method for capturing a vegetative growth during removal of a pacemaker lead is also provided.

Compositions and methods for the application of non-toxic bioparticle (e.g., extracellular vesicle (EV)) absorbing materials (e.g., non-toxic exosome reducing materials) for prophylactic, therapeutic, validation and/or experimental purposes are provided.

A collector (1) for collecting a liquid resulting from a nasal wash, the collector (1) comprising a funnel-shaped body (10) which terminates in a duct (12) that extends between an inlet (14) and an outlet portion (16) provided with coupling members (160) pre-arranged for coupling in a fluid-tight manner with a test tube (162) through a respective mouth (164); the duct (12) having filtering members (20) for the liquid.

A collector (1) for liquids provided with a first funnel-shaped body (10) delimited at the top by an annular edge (12) and provided at the bottom with an outlet (11) for liquids and with coupling means (100) for removable collection members (102) of the liquids from the outlet (11); a first front wall (120) and a second rear wall (122) carried in a hydraulically sealed manner by the annular edge (12) between two sides (124) of the first body (10) and mutually facing one another; the second wall (122) being delimited at the top by a concave curved segment (1220) shaped for shape coupling, in use, with an anatomic facial portion arranged between a user's top lip and nose.

A method for capturing dislodged vegetative growth during a surgical procedure is provided. The method includes maneuvering, into a circulatory system, a first cannula having a distal end and an opposing proximal end, such that the first cannula is positioned to capture the vegetative growth en bloc. A second cannula is positioned in fluid communication with the first cannula, such that a distal end of the second cannula is situated in spaced relation to the distal end of the first cannula. A suction force is provided through the distal end of the first cannula so as to capture the vegetative growth. Fluid removed by the suction force is reinfused through the distal end of the second cannula. Subsequent to becoming dislodged, the vegetative growth is captured by the first cannula. A method for capturing a vegetative growth during removal of a pacemaker lead is also provided.

A system and method for passively delivering inactivated pathogens to a population of animals or birds. The method comprises: isolating a pathogen from an infected animal/bird; culturing the isolated pathogen; inactivating the isolated pathogen with UVC; infusing an object with the inactivated pathogen; and introducing the inactivated pathogen infused object into an area containing one or more animals/birds.

An operational unit for locating and neutralizing pathogen cells in blood includes a time use cassette which has a plurality of thin holding chambers that are filled with blood drawn from a patient. A light source illuminates each of the holding chambers and passes light to an underlying sensor array such that the cells in the blood selectively block the light to produce shadow images of the cells in the sensor array. A processor performs pattern recognition to identify and locate the pathogen cells by use of an image library. After the pathogen cells are located, an electric field is activated in the cassette chamber areas that include the identified pathogen cells. Sufficient electric field energy is applied to destroy the identified pathogen cells. A pump refills the cassette holding chambers, returns the neutralized-pathogen blood to the patient, and the process is repeated for a period of time.