Internal ultraviolet therapy
AssigneeCedars-Sinai Medical Center
InventorsAli Rezaie, Mark Pimentel, Gil Y. Melmed, Ruchi Mathur, Gabriela Guimaraes Sousa Leite
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Abstract
A UV light delivery device for performing intra-corporeal ultraviolet therapy is provided. The device includes an elongated body separated by a proximal end and a distal end. The device also includes a UV light source configured to be received at the receiving space. In some examples, the UV light source is configured to emit light with wavelengths with significant intensity between 320 nm and 410 nm and is utilized in conjunction with an endotracheal tube or a nasopharyngeal airway.
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A system for performing intra-corporeal ultraviolet therapy, the system comprising:
- a delivery tube adapted to be positioned inside of an endotracheal (ET) tube;
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- at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source inside the delivery tube positioned to deliver UV light outward from the delivery tube, wherein the at least one UV light source is configured to emit the UV light at wavelengths between 335 nm and 350 nm.
A system for performing intra-corporeal ultraviolet therapy, the system comprising:
- an endotracheal (ET) delivery tube;
- and
- a UV light source inside the ET delivery tube positioned to emit UV light outward from the ET delivery tube, wherein the UV light source is configured to emit the UV light at wavelengths between 335 nm and 350 nm.
A system for performing intra-corporeal ultraviolet therapy, the system comprising:
- a delivery tube;
- a UV light source connected to the delivery tube and configured to emit UV light at wavelengths between 335 nm and 350 nm;
- a memory;
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- a control system coupled to the memory and comprising one or more processors, the control system configured to execute machine executable code to cause the UV light source to emit the UV light at wavelengths between 335 nm and 350 nm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.