Electrical discharge irrigator apparatus and method
An electrical discharge irrigation device includes a power source to produce power of a first voltage, a circuit coupled to the power source to convert the power of the first voltage to power of a second voltage where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage, a trigger to activate the circuit, an igniter coupled to the circuit to produce a spike, an electrical charge storage component coupled to the igniter the electrical charge storage component becoming conductive and storing an electrical charge after receiving the spike, and an output tip. The output tip includes an electrode and insulating material as an outer layer.
1. An electrical discharge irrigation device, comprising:
a power source to produce power of a first voltage;
a circuit coupled to the power source to convert the power of the first voltage to power of a second voltage, wherein the second voltage is higher than the first voltage;
a trigger to activate the circuit;
an igniter coupled to the circuit to produce a spike;
an electrical charge storage component coupled to the igniter, wherein the electrical charge storage component becomes conductive and stores an electrical charge and produces a high voltage spike to discharge into a conductive solution, wherein the electrical charge storage component comprises a capacitor to store the electrical charge and at least one of an air gap switch or a transformer to discharge the capacitor; and
an output tip comprising a first electrode with a first charge, a second electrode with a second charge, wherein the first charge and the second charge are opposites, and a layer surrounding a portion of the first electrode comprised of an insulating material, wherein a portion of the output tip is immersed in the conductive solution, and wherein the first electrode obtains the electrical charge from the electrical charge storage component and conducts the electrical charge through the tip such that an acoustical shock wave exits the device into the conductive solution when the conductive solution enters the tip through perforations in the insulating material.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode discharges the electrical charge as a spark into the conductive solution.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is a perforated electrode.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode conducts the electrical charge from the air gap switch through the output tip and the second electrode is affixed to an outer surface of the output tip.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is a ground electrode.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are comprised of a biologically inert material.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the output tip discharges at least one of UV radiation, hydrated electrons, OH radicals, H2O2, nanoparticles, or positive ions.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device is handheld.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the low voltage power source comprises a battery.
10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is a center electrode in the output tip.