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US 10,518,096 B2Granted
Noninvasive therapies in the treatment of pathogenic infections
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorRinat O. Esenaliev
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed for treating cell components, cells, organelles, organs, and/or tissues with acoustic energy, electromagnetic energy, static or alternating electric fields, and/or static or alternating magnetic fields in the presence or absence of exogenous particulate agents for therapeutic applications.
Claims10
A method for treating organs and/or tissues infected with pathogens comprising:
- applying radiofrequency energy in a frequency range between about 2 MHz and about 500 MHz to the organs and/or tissues infected with the pathogens, wherein the radiofrequency energy is tuned to limit damage to the organs and/or tissues being treated while maximizing damage to the pathogens according to a set of parameters including one or more of frequency, pulse duration, pulse repetition rate, treatment duration, and amplitude such that the pathogens selectively absorb the radiofrequency energy resulting in destruction of the pathogens with limited damage to the organs and/or tissues.
A method for treating organs and/or tissues infected with pathogens comprising:
- applying near-infrared radiation to the organs and/or tissues infected with the pathogens, wherein the near-infrared radiation is applied without addition of an enhancing agent and wherein the near-infrared radiation is tuned to limit damage to the organs and/or tissues being treated while maximizing damage to the pathogens according to a set of parameters including one or more of wavelength, fluence, pulse duration, pulse repetition rate, treatment duration, and amplitude such that the pathogens absorb the near-infrared radiation resulting in selective destruction of the pathogens with limited damage to the organs and/or tissues.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.