Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Thermal applicators
Reexamination Certificate
2003-05-13
2010-11-23
Johnson, III, Henry M (Department: 3769)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Thermal applicators
C607S098000, C607S101000, C607S102000, C607S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07837720
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for treatment of tissue within a body requiring thermotherapy includes a catheter to be inserted into a bodily conduit, an energy-emitting source disposed within the catheter, a compression balloon surrounding the energy-emitting source where the compression balloon has an inflated diameter that is greater than that of the bodily conduit in a relaxed state and an outside surface of the balloon is coated with one of gene modifiers and drug or medication, and means for activating the energy-emitting source to radiate energy to heat the drug-coated compression balloon and tissue to be treated whereby the heated drug-coated compression balloon effectively delivers the one of the gene modifiers and drug or medication to a target area of the diseased tissue. In addition, methods for using the above apparatus to treat diseased tissue are disclosed.
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Johnson, III Henry M
Roane Aaron
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