Surgery – Instruments – Heat application
Patent
1996-12-23
2000-06-06
Peffley, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Heat application
606 15, 606 31, 606 41, 607101, 607105, A61B 1739
Patent
active
060712767
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and associated method provides for the application of a cell treatment agent, such as genetic material or drugs to be inserted within the cells of a patient in vivo. The apparatus may be a catheter arrangement with various embodiments for applying heat to a patient's cells in vivo in order to improve transfection efficiency or application efficiency. Laser beams may be applied directly to the cells. Alternately, the cells may be heated by electrical heating, chemical heating, radio frequency heating, microwave heating, infrared heating, ultrasound heating, or indirect laser heating. Further, the treatment agent may be heated prior to its application to the patient such that the treatment agent heats the cells of the patient.
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Feeney William L.
Peffley Michael
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