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US 12,427,293 B2Granted
Lung treatment
AssigneeSkybeam Limited
InventorEduard Maiberg
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and system for locally treating a wound (for example, ARDS) of a lung tissue, or mediastinum condition, comprising choosing a target in said tissue requiring treatment; insertion trans-bronchial catheter with mini-ultrasonic therapeutic transducers as close as possible to the target; calibrating contact, calibrating position and irradiating said target with therapeutic ultrasonic waves. Optionally, also providing treatment using phonophoresis and iontophoresis for local administration of drugs into the wound.
Claims12
A catheter system for treating a wound, comprising:
- a. at least one catheter comprising proximal end and a distal end;
- said distal end comprising:
- i. one or more ultrasonic transmitters;
- ii. an inflatable balloon covering said one or more ultrasonic transmitters;
- said inflatable balloon comprising a first electrode located at a proximal location of said inflatable balloon and a second electrode located at a distal location of said inflatable balloon;
- iii. a plurality of a first type of openings located on a surface of said balloon;
- said location of said first type of openings being co-located to a location of said one or more ultrasonic transmitters on said catheter;
- iv. a plurality of a second type of openings located on a surface of said balloon;
- said location of said second type of openings being co-located to a location of said first electrode.
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