I thought the list might be interested in this blurb. Someone now has
a patent for ionic silver citrate.
Trem
U.S. & World News : Business : Patent and Trademark News
Ionic Silver Complex Designed for Antimicrobial Use in
Humans Receives U.S. Patent
Published: Wed, 29 Jun 2005, 04:23 EST
Edited by Christopher Simmons
Staff Writer, Send2Press.com
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - June 29 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) --
Invision International Health Solutions, Inc., a pioneer in the field of
ionic silver use as an antimicrobial in humans, today announced the issuance
of a U.S. Patent on its "ionic silver complex" technology.
The use of ionic silver in medicine and industry has been
growing rapidly in recent years due to its broad-spectrum antimicrobial
qualities, the lack of toxicity to humans and the fact that ionic silver is
not prone to causing resistant strains. Ionic silver is well known to be a
very powerful and very broad-spectrum antibacterial agent. In addition,
evidence is mounting that silver ions have powerful antiviral effects as
well. A recent university study suggested ionic silver to be effective
against the SARS virus. In Europe, ionic silver is a medically approved
treatment used to combat systemic viral conditions, including the common
cold and flu.
"This patented technology represents a quantum leap beyond
predecessor silver ion technologies, including those that utilize
electrolysis for manufacturing, such as colloidal silver," says Jay Newman,
the company's President and CEO. "In addition, this composition-of-matter
patent provides far more meaningful protection than the product-by-process
patents that have been issued on other silver products."
Silver ion compounds have been introduced in recent years for
antimicrobial use in food-handling materials, medical devices, surface
disinfectants, wound-care products, industrial materials, textiles, and
more. In all cases, the key is the carrier agent that is used to stabilize
the silver ions and "time release" them at the desired location in the given
environment.
The patented technology is designed to utilize naturally
occurring substances, such as citrate, to achieve optimal delivery and
release of silver ions in the human body, in a highly efficient and entirely
safe manner.
Silver ions, while being lethal to single-celled microorganisms,
are harmless to human cells and, in fact, are increasingly being used in
wound care due to their remarkable ability to facilitate the healing of
tissue. The patented technology provides for a completely safe product due
to the efficient delivery, introducing a minute quantity of silver to the
body - less than what may exist in a person's average drinking water intake
as a naturally occurring mineral. The difference is that this new technology
is designed to deliver the silver as active silver ions with antimicrobial
ability.
About the Company
Invision International Health Solutions, Inc.
(www.silver100.com), is a privately-held company specializing in the
research and development of ionic silver delivery solutions for human
application. The company currently manufactures and markets a dietary
supplement that consists of silver ions complexed with citrate and potassium
in a water medium, the composition of which is covered under the patent. No
studies have been conducted on this product to date and no health claims are
made for it. The patent covers a broad range of potential formulations. The
company intends to pursue rigorous clinical studies, and FDA dietary
supplement "health claims" approval as well as drug approval, for certain
embodiments of the current patented technology and future technologies.
Jay Newman is the company's founder, President & CEO. Recognized
as a leading expert in the field of ionic silver, he has specialized in the
field for more than ten years. Mr. Newman has been interviewed as the
industry expert on Good Morning America, NBC TV News, Wired News, and dozens
of radio shows for stories on ionic silver. He is a co-inventor on the
patent.
Information from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed in
part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of
Neotrope(R). All rights reserved.
News Source: Invision International Health Solutions, Inc.
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