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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2020
Dickey Arndt, Friendswood, TX (US);
Diane Byerly, Seabrook, TX (US);
Timothy Kennedy, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregory Lin, Friendswood, TX (US);
Patrick W. Fink, Missouri City, TX (US);
Billy G. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Dickey Arndt, Friendswood, TX (US);
Diane Byerly, Seabrook, TX (US);
Timothy Kennedy, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Gregory Lin, Friendswood, TX (US);
Patrick W. Fink, Missouri City, TX (US);
Billy G. Smith, Houston, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for decontaminating a tube includes positioning an antenna at least partially within the tube. The tube is positioned at least partially within a living body. The method also includes decontaminating the tube by causing the antenna to emit electromagnetic waves having a frequency from about 10 GHz to about 100 GHz for a time duration that is less than or equal to 60 seconds. The electromagnetic waves cause a temperature of the living body proximate to the tube to increase from about 0.1° C. to about 3° C. so as to not substantially damage the living body.