Miniaturized Intra-Body Controllable Cold Therapy Medical Devices and Methods
AssigneeMiraki Innovation Think Tank LLC
InventorsChristopher J. Velis, Matthew P. Palmer
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Abstract
A medical device for intra-body conveyance includes a host structure having a reservoir for containing a cold substance. The medical device includes at least one delivery apparatus for delivery of cold substance for administering cold therapy within a body.
Claims12
A medical device for intra-body conveyance, the medical device comprising:
- a host structure comprising a reservoir for containing a cold substance;
- and
- at least one delivery apparatus in communication with the host structure for delivery of the cold substance to regions within a body for administering cold therapy in the body.
A plurality of medical devices in communication with at least one repository, the at least one repository including a least one of a heat sink, a heat exchanger, a chemical reactor or a storage vessel, at least one of the plurality of medical devices comprising a host structure having a reservoir for containing a cold substance and at least one needle for delivery of cold substance for administering cold therapy within a body, wherein the at least one repository is positioned in at least one of inside the body or outside the body.
A method of providing therapeutic treatment to a patient comprising:
- inserting a medical device into a patient's body lumen;
- navigating the medical device to a specific site in need of a site-specific cold therapy;
- and
- delivering the site-specific cold therapy in proximity to the site in need of the therapy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.