DEVICE DESIGNED TO GENERATE AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN A CONDUCTOR, METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN A CONDUCTOR, METHOD FOR REMOVING BIOFILM FROM A CONDUCTOR INSIDE A PATIENT, AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN INDIVIDUAL REQUIRING REMOVAL OF BIOFILM FROM A METAL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTED IN THEIR BODY

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EP 4 046 660 A8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
	published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	15.02.2023 Bulletin 2023/07

(43)	Date of publication:
	24.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/34

(21)	Application number: 20876446.4

(22)	Date of filing: 14.10.2020

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61L 2/03^(2000.01)
A61N 1/40^(1968.09)

A61L 2/24^(1980.01)

(52)	Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
	A61N 2/004; A61N 2/02; A61F 2/38; A61F 5/0109; A61F 5/013; A61F 2002/30668

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/BR2020/050409

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2021/072519 (22.04.2021 Gazette 2021/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

14.10.2019 BR 102019021568

(71)	Applicants:
	Moreira Pacca, Pablo 05436-020 São Paulo - SP (BR) Vivian Pinto Pacca, Paulo 04550-000 São Paulo - SP (BR) Moreira Pacca, Daniel 05409-010 São Paulo - SP (BR)

(72)	Inventor:
	MOREIRA PACCA, Daniel 05409-010 São Paulo - SP (BR)

(74)	Representative: Uexküll & Stolberg
	Partnerschaft von Patent- und Rechtsanwälten mbB Beselerstraße 4 22607 Hamburg 22607 Hamburg (DE)

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DEVICE DESIGNED TO GENERATE AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN A CONDUCTOR, METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT IN A CONDUCTOR, METHOD FOR REMOVING BIOFILM FROM A CONDUCTOR INSIDE A PATIENT, AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN INDIVIDUAL REQUIRING REMOVAL OF BIOFILM FROM A METAL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTED IN THEIR BODY

(57) The present invention refers to a device and a method to generate an electric current in a conductor (15).
More specifically, the present invention refers to a device (10) that comprises a magnetic field generator element (11), a control element (12) and a support element (14), wherein the magnetic field generator element (11) and the control element (12) are electrically associated to each other, the magnetic field generator element (11) is set to generate a variable magnetic field (B), said variable magnetic field (B) comprises at least one variable parameter, the control element (12) is set to control the at least one variable parameter and the support element (14) is set to hold the magnetic field generator element (11) and the control element.