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US 12,070,616 B2Granted
Systems and methods for treatment of fungus
AssigneeAccure Medical, LLC
InventorDaniel W. Van Der Weide
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for the treatment of fungus. In particular, provided herein are systems, devices and methods employing energy to nail and tissue structures to treat fungal infection.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a) an energy source;
- b) an energy delivery device, said energy delivery device comprising:
- i) an appendage attachment component having top and bottom portions configured to receive an appendage therebetween;
- and
- ii) an antenna electrically coupled to said energy source and positioned above a nail in a treatment zone when said appendage attachment component receives said appendage;
- and
- c) a phantom tissue that mimics the properties of said treatment zone and is positioned above said antenna, wherein said phantom tissue comprises:
- i) a toenail like dielectric layer, and ii) a nail-bed like dielectric layer.
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A device comprising:
- a) an appendage attachment component having top and bottom portions configured to receive an appendage therebetween;
- b) an antenna positioned above a nail in a treatment zone when said appendage attachment component receives said appendage;
- c) a connector for electrically coupling said antenna to a radiofrequency energy source, and
- d) a phantom tissue that mimics the properties of said treatment zone and is positioned above said antenna, wherein said phantom tissue comprises:
- i) a toenail like dielectric layer and ii) a nail-bed like dielectric layer.
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A system comprising:
- a) an energy source;
- b) an energy delivery device, said energy delivery device comprising:
- i) an appendage attachment component having top and bottom portions configured to receive an appendage therebetween;
- and
- ii) an antenna electrically coupled to said energy source and positioned above a nail in a treatment zone when said appendage attachment component receives said appendage;
- c) a phantom tissue that mimics the properties of said treatment zone and is positioned above said antenna, wherein said phantom tissue comprises:
- i) a toenail like dielectric layer, and ii) a nail-bed like dielectric layer, and
- d) a control computer connected to said energy delivery device that comprises a user interface with at least one control feature for controlling said system, wherein said at least one control feature is configured for:
- i) collecting patient-specific data, ii) inputting patient-specific data, and/or iii) collecting procedure data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.