Device for Detection and Treatment of Viruses

Abstract

Viruses, including corona viruses such as COVID-19, are often present in the mouth or nose of a person before they infect the body. The disclosed electrochemical device destroys or denatures viruses in the mouth or nose rendering the viruses ineffective to cause infection by applying a low voltage potential to the mucus. The device can being configured to detect viruses through chronoamperomatry.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a mount configured to fit in the mouth or nose of a person;   a potentiostat having two electrodes, a working electrode and a counter electrode;   a battery;   said working electrode having a first insulating layer; and   said counter electrode having a second insulating layer.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a reference electrode; 
 said reference electrode having a third insulating layer. 
 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a wireless transceiver; and 
 said potentiostat having a voltage that is adjustable via the wireless transceiver. 
 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said potentiostat having adjustable voltage; and 
 a manual dial for adjusting voltage. 
 
     
     
         5 . An apparatus comprising:
 a means for holding a first metal probe in contact with mucus in the mouth without the first metal probe coming in contact with mucusa in the mouth;   a means for holding a second metal probe in contact with mucus in the mouth without the second metal probe coming in contact with mucusa in the mouth;   a means for holding a reference metal probe in contact with mucus in the mouth without the reference metal probe coming in contact with mucosa in the mouth;   a battery;   a potentiostat having a voltage; and   a means to adjust the voltage of said potentiostat.