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US 8,562,588 B2Granted
Irreversible electroporation and tissue regeneration
AssigneeAngioDynamics, Inc.
InventorsEamonn P. Hobbs, James G. Lovewell, Robert M. Pearson
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Abstract
A method and device are herein described to treat a target region of tissue, using at least one energy delivery device coupled to a power source and positioned in a treatment position so as to irreversibly electroporate tissue to ablate a target region, and introduce regenerative materials into a treated region.
Claims26
A method of treating a target region of tissue in a living mammal by electrical ablation comprising:
- positioning in the target region a shaft comprising at least one electrode integral to the shaft, and at least one lumen adapted to receive at least one regenerative material;
- applying a plurality of electrical pulses through the electrode in an amount sufficient to induce cell death by irreversible electroporation in the target region;
- introducing through the shaft lumen the at least one regenerative material to the target region after the step of applying a plurality of electrical pulses.
A method of treating a target region of tissue in a living mammal by irreversible electroporation comprising:
- positioning in the target region a shaft comprising at least one electrode integral to the shaft and at least one lumen adapted to receive at least one regenerative material;
- applying a plurality of electrical pulses through the electrode in an amount sufficient to induce irreversible electroporation of tissue cells in the target region;
- introducing through the shaft lumen the at least one regenerative material to the target region after the step of applying a plurality of electrical pulses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.