Cold plasma electroporation of medication and associated methods
AssigneePlasmology4, Inc.
InventorsMarc C. Jacofsky, David J. Jacofsky, Gregory A. Watson
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Abstract
A method and device to apply a cold plasma to a substance at a treatment surface of a patient to cause electroporation of the substance into cells of the patient. The substance can be previously applied to the treatment surface. Alternatively, the substance can be placed in a foam-like material within a tip that passes the cold plasma from the cold plasma device to the treatment area. The tip can be a cannula device with an aperture at the distal end. The cannula device can also have apertures along a portion of the length of the cannula device.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- applying a substance to a treatment area of a patient;
- and
- applying a cold plasma from a cold plasma device to the substance for a predetermined treatment time to thereby cause electroporation of the substance into cells of the patient, wherein applying the cold plasma includes passing the cold plasma from the cold plasma device via a tip to the substance to thereby direct the cold plasma in a desired stable plume shape to the substance, the tip being attached to the cold plasma device.
A method, comprising:
- generating a cold plasma from a cold plasma device;
- and
- passing the cold plasma from the cold plasma device via a nozzle to a treatment area of a patient for a predetermined treatment time, wherein the nozzle comprises an element positioned in the nozzle, the element comprising a substance and a foam material configured to absorb the substance, and passing the cold plasma through the substance thereby causes electroporation of the substance into cells of a patient.
An apparatus comprising:
- a cold plasma generation device;
- and
- a nozzle attached to the cold plasma generation device, wherein the nozzle comprises an element positioned in the nozzle, the element comprising an electroporation-compliant substance and a foam material configured to absorb the electroporation-compliant substance so that passage of cold plasma through the electroporation-compliant substance causes electroporation of the electroporation-compliant substance into cells of a patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.