According to aspects described herein, there is disclosed an apparatus for killing a soft tissue organism in a salt water environment. The apparatus includes an elongate tubular housing, a probe and a conductive element. The elongate tubular housing reaches from outside a salt water environment to a
According to aspects described herein, there is disclosed an apparatus for killing a soft tissue organism in a salt water environment. The apparatus includes an elongate tubular housing, a probe and a conductive element. The elongate tubular housing reaches from outside a salt water environment to at least a portion of a soft tissue organism disposed within the salt water environment. The elongate tubular housing includes a proximal end and a distal end. The probe targets the soft tissue organism, The probe protrudes from the distal end of the housing, wherein the probe is exposed to the salt water environment when the distal end is submerged therein. The conductive element is rigidly supported by the housing between the distal end and the proximal end. The conductive element is exposed to the salt water environment when the housing distal end is submerged therein. The probe and the conductive element being operatively coupled to a source of electric current, such that the salt water environment provides a circuit coupling between the probe and the conductive element for killing the soft tissue organism.
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1. An apparatus for killing a soft tissue organism in a salt water environment, the apparatus comprising: an elongate tubular housing for reaching from outside a salt water environment to at least a portion of a soft tissue organism disposed within the salt water environment, wherein the elongate tu
1. An apparatus for killing a soft tissue organism in a salt water environment, the apparatus comprising: an elongate tubular housing for reaching from outside a salt water environment to at least a portion of a soft tissue organism disposed within the salt water environment, wherein the elongate tubular housing includes a proximal end and a distal end;a probe for targeting the soft tissue organism, the probe protruding from the distal end of the housing, wherein the probe is exposed to the salt water environment when the distal end is submerged therein; anda conductive element comprising an elongate rod having a lengthwise extent and two opposed ends rigidly supported by and surrounded by the housing between the distal end and the proximal end, such that an intermediate portion of the conductive element being exposed to the salt water environment when the housing distal end is submerged therein, the probe and the conductive element being operatively coupled to a source of electric current, such that the salt water environment provides a circuit coupling between the probe and the conductive element for killing the soft tissue organism. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a switch controlling the electric current, the switch disposed closer to the housing proximal end than the housing distal end. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive element is graphite. 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the conductive element is operatively coupled to the source of electric current by way of a coil element joining the conductive element to an electrical wire. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive element is spaced away from the probe toward the housing proximal end. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the elongate tubular housing substantially resists deformation from a weight of a distal portion of the apparatus when held at a proximal portion of the apparatus as the primary support for the distal portion, the apparatus distal portion corresponding to the housing distal end and the apparatus proximal portion corresponding to the housing proximal end. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the conductive element is surrounded by the housing. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive element is at least partially contained within a secondary structure secured to and protruding laterally from the housing. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the conductive element protrudes outwardly from the secondary housing and into a tertiary housing secured to and protruding laterally from the housing. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the conductive element is disposed within a portion of the elongate tubular housing, the elongate tubular housing including apertures immediately adjacent the conductive element thereby exposing the conductive element to the salt water environment when the distal portion is submerged therein. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the conductive element includes a hollow inner portion through which a wire passes for coupling the source of electric current with the probe. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portion of the elongate tubular housing in which the conductive element is disposed bulges wider than the substantial extent of the tubular housing. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a substantial extend of the elongate tubular housing is straight and a portion of the distal end of the elongate tubular housing includes a bend for precisely positioning the probe in the salt water environment. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the bend is disposed along the length of the elongate tubular housing between the conductive element and the probe.
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