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US 8,734,406 B2Granted
Methods and systems for chemical ablation
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorErik N. K. Cressman
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Abstract
Thermochemical ablation techniques may provide ablation of bodily tissue using chemical reaction energy.
Claims20
A chemical ablation system, comprising:
- a percutaneous fluid delivery cannula comprising a lumen extending from a proximal-most opening to a distal portion, the distal portion comprising a port in fluid communication with the lumen;
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- a reservoir defining an internal chamber containing a mixture of denaturing reagents, wherein a fluid output of the internal chamber of the reservoir is connected to the proximal-most opening of the lumen and in fluid communication with the lumen of the percutaneous fluid delivery cannula such that the denaturing reagents are contemporaneously deliverable through the proximal-most opening of the lumen and out of the port so as to denature components of cells present at the targeted site to locally ablate bodily tissue proximate the distal portion of the percutaneous fluid delivery cannula.
A method for chemical ablation of targeted tissue, comprising:
- delivering two or more denaturants through a proximal-most opening of a lumen of a single-chamber percutaneous injection needle to a targeted tissue site while a distal tip portion of the single-chamber percutaneous injection needle is positioned at the targeted tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.