How can they do that, SilverOz has been selling silver citrate for years? Marshall
Trem wrote: > 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. > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
