Treating lice with gaseous compounds in an airtight space

摘要

A system and a method to treat lice and nits on a head of a patient. The system includes a cap for defining an airtight space around the head and a container for storing a mixture of gases for treating lice, a gas release mechanism for delivering the mixture of gases into the airtight space as an aerosol, and a gas distribution device having plurality of gas delivery pins. The mixture of gases causes irreversible damage to essential mechanisms of the lice. According to another embodiment of the present invention the system includes a cap for defining an airtight space around the head and an active agent container. The active agent of the type of acetic acid, stored in a liquid state, and vaporized during use, then circulated toward the cap.

主权项

1. A system for treating lice and nits on a head of a patient, the system comprising:
a cap for defining a treatment volume within said cap around the head of the patient; a container defining a storage volume, said storage volume containing a quantity of acetic acid at least partially adsorbed on a material comprising a large number of unbound miniscule porous particles; a housing defining a receptacle for receiving said container, said housing including a first puncturing element deployed for puncturing a first region of said container and a second puncturing element deployed for puncturing a second region of said container, said housing being in gas flow connection with the treatment volume within said cap; and a gas flow generator deployed for generating a flow of gas passing through said container and to the treatment volume within said cap, wherein said container is configured such that said flow of gas vaporizes said acetic acid so that said acetic acid is delivered into the treatment volume as a vapor without liquid.