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Methods for Improving Respiratory System Health and Increasing the Concentration of Hypothiocyanate Ion in Vertbrate Lungs

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-07-07
SYNEXIS LLC
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The present disclosure provides a method for treating respiratory illnesses in a person by exposing them to a purified hydrogen peroxide gas (POSG) for a period of time. This can help reduce the severity, duration, or transmission of respiratory infections, improve lung function, or prevent the onset of allergies. The POSG environment should be substantially free of hydration and ozone.

Problems solved by technology

Pathogens, allergens, and parasites too heavy to traverse current air handling systems are missed.
Epidemiological data demonstrates that the dissemination of respiratory diseases inside buildings, and specifically by ventilation systems, is a significant problem not addressed by current technologies.
The transmission of respiratory infections in indoor environments represents a major public health concern and prior efforts are limited to the isolated treatment of circulating air rather than treating the air in the enclosed environment in situ.

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Four Families Using PHPG Technology in their Homes

[0152]PHPG technology was deployed in the homes of four subject families having a total of 13 members including four children between the ages of birth and six. Over a period of three years, none of the subjects contracted cold, flu, or other respiratory illness while using PHPG technology, despite extensive and regular exposures at work, in public venues, and in day care and school environments. It is estimated that the period of exposure ranged from about 8 hours daily to about 24 hours at a PHPG level of at least about 0.2 ppm. Discontinuous exposure to the PHPG containing environment did not have an adverse effect on the resistance to respiratory infection. Resistance to respiratory infection appeared to extend beyond the protected environment demonstrating the persistent effects of habitation in the presence of PHPG on the innate defense mechanisms of the respiratory system.

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Major League Baseball Team Spring Training

[0153]PHPG technology was installed in the Florida facilities of a major league baseball team in January, 2014. Each year for spring training and tryouts over 300 veteran and prospective players are brought to Florida for training beginning in January. Players converge from all corners of the US, and from other countries including those with limited modern healthcare and sanitation. Accordingly, these diverse players bring various illnesses from their points of origin, which in previous years spread through the player population. Historically, two to five players miss three to four days of training per week over a ten week period. During the 2014 training and tryout period, with exposure to the PHPG containing environment, only one player missed one training day due to illness during spring training. It is estimated that the players were exposed to the PHPG environment for about 4 hours per day on average at a PHPG level of about 0.3 ppm, wh...

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Individual with History of Mustard Agent Exposure

[0154]In 2007, a prototype PHPG generative device was installed for testing purposes in the dwelling of an individual who had been previously exposed to chloromethyl-methyl-sulfide in 1992. Exposure to chloromethyl-methyl-sulfide resulted in the temporary loss of more than 50% lung function temporarily, followed by a recovery of a portion thereof. Subject individual worked in Manhattan and regularly used public transportation between 2004 and 2006 and suffered from chronic bronchitis over the winter months, as well as regular colds and flu. Following installation of the prototype PHPG generating device, the subject spent an average of eight hours per day in his apartment having an estimated PHPG level of about 0.05 ppm. Normal day to day routine was maintained including office work in Manhattan and daily commutes on public transportation. During the period between the fall of 2007 and the spring of 2008 the subject did not suffer bron...

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Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and devices to improve respiratory system health, increase resistance to infection, and increase the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs. The methods generally comprise: generating a Hydrogen Peroxide Gas that is non-hydrated and free of ozone, and directing the gas comprising primarily Hydrogen Peroxide Gas into an environment and exposing a subject to the environment such that the Hydrogen Peroxide Gas acts to the increase of the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 867,971, filed Aug. 20, 2013, and hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This disclosure relates to methods for improving respiratory system health in subjects by providing habitable environments comprising purified hydrogen peroxide gas (PHPG) that is free of hydration and ozone. The disclosure also relates to enclosed spaces, dwellings and environments for treatment, mitigation, and prevention of respiratory conditions including infections and chronic conditions.BACKGROUND[0003]The quality of the air in inhabited enclosed spaces plays an important role in promoting human health and safety. Air quality, as generally understood by people refers to considerations of the composition of the air and the presence or absence of various pollutants, allergens, pathogens, and parasites. The air quality in enclosed spaces impact a ...

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IPC IPC(8): A61K33/40A61L9/04
CPCA61L9/04A61K33/40A61L2/208A61L2202/11A61L2209/211A61P11/00A61P31/00A61P37/08
Inventor LEE, JAMES D.
Owner SYNEXIS LLC
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