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| 20080287861 | Device and method for treatment of wounds with nitric oxide - Topical exposure of nitric oxide gas to wounds such as chronic non-healing wounds may be beneficial in promoting healing of the wound and in preparing the wound bed for further treatment and recovery. Nitric oxide gas may be used, for example, to reduce the microbial infection and burden on these wounds, manage exudate secretion by reducing inflammation, upregulate expression of endogenous collagenase to locally debride the wound, and regulate the formation of collagen. High concentration of nitric oxide ranging from about 160 to 400 ppm may be used without inducing toxicity in the healthy cells around a wound site. Additionally, exposure to the high concentration for a first treatment period reduces the microbial burden and inflammation at the wound site and increase collagenase expression to debride necrotic tissue at the wound site. After a first treatment period with high concentration of nitric oxide, a second treatment period at a lower concentration of nitric oxide preferably ranging from about 5-20 ppm may to provided to restore the balance of nitric oxide and induce collagen expression to aid in the closure of the wound. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080306433 | Body Temperature Controlling System - The present invention is directed to a body temperature controlling system comprising at least one member receiving a flow of gas from at least one blower in communication with said at least one member, said at least one member directing said flow of gas onto a wearer thereof. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090054830 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE INFUSION OF MEDICAL-GRADE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS - The present invention relates to an electronic device for controlling the infusion of medical-grade carbon device gas, comprising a gas infusion-control arrangement, formed by a supporting box. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090093751 | INTRAVASCULAR NANO-BUBBLING OXYGENATOR - The present invention provides a intravascular nano-bubbling oxygenator comprises a catheter, capable of being inserted into a blood vessel to transport normal pressure to hyperbaric gas, comprising: a tube wall with one or two lumens, and an opening end wherein said tube wall partially comprises a plurality of pores; a connector; a gas transporting apparatus, and a control panel with on-line data sensors connections. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090131856 | CARBON DIOXIDE EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATION DEVICE - The present invention provides a carbon dioxide external administration device according to which assured cosmetic and medical effects can be readily obtained. This administration device comprises a sealing enclosure member capable of sealing a body surface from the outside air, a supply means for supplying carbon dioxide into the inside of the sealing enclosure member, and an absorption aid that assists transdermal or transmucosal absorption of the carbon dioxide inside the sealing enclosure member. The administration device may further have a carbon dioxide amount indicator that expands upon carbon dioxide being supplied into the sealing enclosure member, and contracts by the decrease of carbon dioxide. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090143718 | PLASMA TREATMENT PROBE - A plasma treatment probe may include a hollow, tubular electrode defining an interior region, and a coaxial insulating tube configured to enclose the electrode. The insulating tube may form a gas flow outlet at one end. An outer chamber may enclose the insulating tube and the hollow electrode, and may have a gas inlet for receiving a gas mixture. The hollow electrode may be configured to receive nanosecond electric pulses, while a gas mixture flows from the gas inlet through the interior region of the electrode, so that a non-thermal plasma can be ignited that exits from the gas flow outlet onto a region of a patient's body to medically treat the region. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090143719 | Hyperbaric wound treatment device - In an embodiment of the present invention, a wound treatment device can include a rigid housing having a housing wall with a first end and a second end forming a chamber therebetween. The device can further include an inflatable cuff releasably coupled to the housing wall at the first end. The housing wall can include a sidewall having an opening, a cover for closing the opening, and a clamp for releasably fastening the cover to the sidewall surrounding the opening. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090143720 | Access port for flexible wound treatment devices - A limb wound treatment device is described having a first end, a second end and an interior therebetween for accommodating a treatment gas. The device can include a flexible housing that can be inflated. The first end can include an inflatable cuff seal for hermetically sealing against the limb being treated. The second end can include a closed end or an access port that is releasably sealed with a clamping mechanism. Further, the device can include a controller that can inflate that housing, inflate the cuff seal and provide treatment gas to the interior, in response to pressures within the cuff seal and the housing. Further, the device can accommodate different types of wound treatments, such as hyperbaric therapy, compression therapy or negative pressure therapy. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090143721 | Wound treatment device - A limb wound treatment device is described having a first end, a second end and an interior therebetween for accommodating a treatment gas. The device can include a flexible housing that can be inflated or a rigid housing. The first end can include an inflatable cuff seal for hermetically sealing against the limb being treated. The second end can include a closed end or an access port that is releasably sealed with a clamping mechanism. Further, the device can include a controller that can inflate that housing, inflate the cuff seal and provide treatment gas to the interior, in response to pressures within the cuff seal and the housing. Further, the device can accommodate different types of wound treatments, such as hyperbaric therapy, compression therapy or negative pressure therapy. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090240191 | Pressure compensating seal with positive feedback - A limb wound treatment device is described having a first end, a second end and an interior therebetween for accommodating a treatment gas. The device can include a flexible housing that can be inflated. The first end can include an inflatable cuff seal for hermetically sealing against the limb being treated. The second end can include a closed end or an access port that is releasably sealed with a clamping mechanism. Further, the device can include a controller that can inflate that housing, inflate the cuff seal and provide treatment gas to the interior, in response to pressures within the cuff seal and the housing. Further, the device can accommodate different types of wound treatments, such as hyperbaric therapy, compression therapy or negative pressure therapy. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090259169 | Triple modality wound treatment device - A limb wound treatment device is described having a first end, a second end and an interior therebetween for accommodating a treatment gas. The device can include a flexible housing that can be inflated or a rigid housing. The first end can include an inflatable cuff seal for hermetically sealing against the limb being treated. The second end can include a closed end or an access port that is releasably sealed with a clamping mechanism. Further, the device can include a controller that can inflate that housing, inflate the cuff seal and provide treatment gas to the interior, in response to pressures within the cuff seal and the housing. Further, the device can accommodate different types of wound treatments, such as hyperbaric therapy, compression therapy or negative pressure therapy. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100010421 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC OXYGEN TREATMENTS - The present invention provides an applicator for directing a flow of medically pure, therapeutic gas onto a selected portion of the body of a patient. The applicator receives the flow of medically pure, therapeutic gas, such as oxygen, from a source, via a conduit coupled to the source and to the applicator. The applicator can be an adhesive bandage having an inlet for receiving the flow of gas, and one or more outlets for directing the flow of gas. The applicator can also be a mask, patch or similar article configured to be applied to the skin of a patient and connected to a source of medically pure, therapeutic gas via a conduit. The applicator can also having other therapeutic materials impregnated therein. The applicator can also be configured to deliver other therapeutic substances introduced into the flow of gas. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100130916 | Apparatus for transportation of oxygen to implanted cells - Apparatus is provided which includes a housing, configured for insertion into a body of a subject. The apparatus includes functional cells coupled to the housing and a source of oxygen configured to supply oxygen to the functional cells. The apparatus further includes an oxygen delivery interface configured to receive oxygen from the source of oxygen, and to facilitate passage of the oxygen to the functional cells, while the housing is disposed within the body of the subject. Other embodiments are also described. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100145260 | Harmonic Cold Plasma Device and Associated Methods - A method for generating atmospheric pressure cold plasma inside a hand-held unit discharges cold plasma with simultaneously different rf wavelengths and their harmonics. The unit includes an rf tuning network that is powered by a low-voltage power supply connected to a series of high-voltage coils and capacitors. The rf energy signal is transferred to a primary containment chamber and dispersed through an electrode plate network of various sizes and thicknesses to create multiple frequencies. Helium gas is introduced into the first primary containment chamber, where electron separation is initiated. The energized gas flows into a secondary magnetic compression chamber, where a balanced frequency network grid with capacitance creates the final electron separation, which is inverted magnetically and exits through an orifice with a nozzle. The cold plasma thus generated has been shown to be capable of accelerating a healing process in flesh wounds on animal laboratory specimens. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100160853 | Method for dressing a wound - A method for dressing a wound is provided including providing a wound dressing pad of hydrophobic fabric that is treated to bind microorganisms; placing the hydrophobic fabric so that it faces the wound; and applying negative pressure therapy to the wound dressing so that microorganisms in the wound surface adhere to the dressing through hydrophobic interaction. The negative pressure therapy may be alternated with hyperbaric oxygen treatments of the wound dressing. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100179470 | PRESSURIZED CARBON DIOXIDE BATHING APPARATUS - Provided is a pressurized carbon dioxide bathing apparatus for causing even a small amount of carbon dioxide to be efficiently absorbed from skin of a living body with the structure of a cover suit simplified, and the pressurized carbon dioxide bathing apparatus is to bring carbon dioxide with a concentration of a predetermined value or more into contact with skin of the human body and thereby promote the blood circulation, and is characterized by being comprised of a carbon dioxide supply means | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100217177 | Oxygen-Producing Bandage With Releasable Oxygen Source - A device for delivering oxygen to a wound or injury includes a bandage, which includes a base defining an opening, a cover, and a locking mechanism for releasably securing the cover to the base. An oxygen source is in fluid communication with the cover, whereby oxygen is delivered to the opening in the base. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100280436 | Apparatus and Method for Reducing Contamination of Surgical Sites - Apparatus and methods for protecting a patient from surgical site infection from airborne microbes during surgery. A sterile gas flow conditioning emitter for affixation onto an anatomical surface of a patient adjacent a site of incision is anatomically shape conforming for attaching a unidirectional coherent non-turbulent flow field of sterile gas substantially anatomically levelly on that anatomical surface and flowing the flow field in the direction of that site while essentially preventing ambient airborne particles from entering the interior of the flow field under the emitter to maintain the gas essentially sterile during passage over the site. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100305497 | CARBON DIOXIDE EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATION DEVICE - A carbon dioxide external administration device ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110004151 | Treatment or Therapy Apparatus - The apparatus is arranged to supply a flow of substantially pure oxygen to a person, and comprises a source of substantially pure oxygen gas, means for release of the substantially pure oxygen gas from the source into an ambient atmosphere; and means for cooling the substantially pure oxygen gas released from the source to a temperature below that of the ambient atmosphere. The substantially pure oxygen gas when cooled by the cooling means can be allowed to sink under ambient pressure by convection into a zone including the ambient atmosphere, the zone being beneath, and in convective communication with, the cooled substantially pure oxygen gas, whereby the cooled and sunken substantially pure oxygen gas can come into contact with the skin of a person in that zone. At least one parameter (such as temperature, oxygen concentration, sound or vibration) is monitored in the zone and operation of the release means is only permitted when the parameter is in a predetermined range. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110009809 | EPILATION DEVICE - The invention the concerned with an epilation device for plucking hairs out of a user's skin having a vaporizer unit adapted to vaporize an application material. This allows for cooling the skin by applying a thin coating of application material prior to epilation as the vaporizer is arranged so as to apply the vaporized application material before an epilation head with respect to a use direction (B). Soothing the skin by applying a refreshing application material after epilation if the vaporizer is arranged so as to apply the vaporized application material behind the epilation head with respect to a use direction (B) may also be considered. In some embodiments, the application material is cooled by a cooling unit or heated by a heating unit in order to intensify a cooling or warming effect of the application material. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110034861 | Wound Ventilation System - A wound treatment apparatus that ventilates a wound dressing with warm humidified oxygen and/or air at a very low flow rate while under a sub-atmospheric pressure. A controlled flow of filtered air and/or oxygen is selected or blended under atmospheric pressure. This gas is pulled by a downstream vacuum source through a flow limiting device and exits at a sub-atmospheric pressure equal to the vacuum source. The gas flow is then humidified and heated to prescribed conditions before entering a substantially airtight negative pressure type wound dressing which is adapted for ventilation with an added inlet connection. This conditioned gas ventilates and nourishes the wound environment exiting the dressing outlet, through a fluid trap, to the vacuum source. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110046544 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A MASS FROM A BIOLOGICAL CAVITY - An apparatus ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110054387 | Oxygen Supply For Implantable Medical Device - A method for replenishing gas in a subcutaneously implanted medical device containing functional cells comprising: inserting at least one needle, adopted to penetrate the skin and connecting a subcutaneously implanted medical device; connecting said inserted at least one needle to a gas replenishing apparatus; extracting gas from a gas reservoir in said implanted device into said gas replenishing apparatus; sensing oxygen level in said extracted gas; calculating the amount of gas needed for replenishing oxygen in said reservoir based on said sensed oxygen level in said extracted gas; and supplying gas from a gas tank in said gas replenishing apparatus to said gas reservoir in said implanted device. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054388 | Apparatus and Methods for Controlling Tissue Oxygenation for Wound Healing and Promoting Tissue Viability - A non-invasive tissue oxygenation system for accelerating the healing of damaged tissue and to promote tissue viability is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of a lightweight portable electrochemical oxygen concentrator, a power management system, microprocessors, memory, a pressure sensing system, an optional temperature monitoring system, oxygen flow rate/oxygen partial pressure monitoring and control system, a display screen and key pad navigation controls as a means of providing continuous variably controlled low dosages of oxygen to a wound site and monitoring the healing process. A kink resistant oxygen delivery tubing, whereby the proximal end is removably connected to the device and the distal end with holes or a flexible, flat, oxygen-permeable tape is positioned at or near the wound bed as a means of applying near 100% pure oxygen to the wound site. The distal end of the tube is in communication with the electrochemical oxygen concentrator and wound monitoring system to communicate oxygen partial pressure and, where appropriate, temperature information. A moisture absorbent dressing is positioned over the distal end of the tubing at the wound site and a reduced moisture vapor permeable dressing system is positioned whereby covering the moisture absorbent dressing, distal end of tubing and wound site creating a restricted or occluded airflow enclosure. The restricted airflow enclosure allows the out-of-the-way control and display unit to provide a controlled hyperoxia and hypoxia wound site for accelerated wound healing. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110077584 | ACCESS PORT INCLUDING ROTATABLE SEALS - A surgical access device includes a housing; an access member extending distally from the housing and being dimensioned for positioning within tissue, and defining a longitudinal axis; and a seal assembly disposed within the housing. The seal assembly includes first and second seal components respectively having first and second seal members. Each of the first and second seal members defines a passage for passage of a surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith. The first and second seal components are capable of relative rotation about the longitudinal axis between a first position, in which passages of the first and second seal members are in substantial alignment, and a second position where the passages of the first and second seal members are offset to inhibit the communication of fluid through the seal assembly. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077585 | APC Dual Mode Theraputic Balloon Dilator - A multi-mode therapeutic balloon dilator capable of stent placement, argon plasma coagulation (APC) and monopolar electrosurgery. The device comprises a housing or base having a mechanism for moving a wire within an elongated flexible tube, a balloon port, an injection portion, a monopolar connector, and an argon gas connector. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110092890 | MICROCLIMATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A microclimate management sheet, for placing against a person's body, includes a flexible generally fluid impermeable first layer, a flexible generally fluid impermeable second layer with a gas permeable region for facing a patient's body. The first layer is joined with the second layer in a manner to form a chamber between the first layer and the second layer. An inlet operative to be in fluid communication with a supply of gas and in fluid communication with the chamber is provided for delivering a gas to the chamber, with the gas permeable region for directing the gas the patient's body. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110106000 | Nitric Oxide Compositions and Devices and Methods for Cosmesis - The present disclosure provides a device having a casing with a barrier surface and a contact surface and a composition in the casing having a nitric oxide precursor and an isolated enzyme or live cell expressing an endogenous enzyme, for converting the nitric oxide gas precursor to nitric oxide gas or having activity on a substrate that produces a catalyst that causes the conversion of the nitric oxide gas precursor to nitric oxide gas. The present disclosure also provides compositions, methods and uses for skin cosmesis. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110112468 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF SURFACE INFECTIONS WITH NITRIC OXIDE - Topical exposure of nitric oxide gas to wounds such as chronic non-healing wounds may be beneficial in promoting healing of the wound and in preparing the wound bed for further treatment and recovery. Nitric oxide gas may be used, for example, to reduce the microbial infection and burden on these wounds, manage exudate secretion by reducing inflammation, upregulate expression of endogenous collagenase to locally debride the wound, and regulate the formation of collagen. High concentration of nitric oxide ranging from about 160 to 400 ppm may be used without inducing toxicity in the healthy cells around a wound site. Additionally, exposure to the high concentration for a first treatment period reduces the microbial burden and inflammation at the wound site and increase collagenase expression to debride necrotic tissue at the wound site. After a first treatment period with high concentration of nitric oxide, a second treatment period at a lower concentration of nitric oxide preferably ranging from about 5-20 ppm may to provided to restore the balance of nitric oxide and induce collagen expression to aid in the closure of the wound. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110130712 | WOUND HEALING DEVICE - This invention provides wound healing systems, which delivers oxygen to the wound bed and applies negative pressure thereto, where the source of oxygen and negative pressure are simultaneously applied to distal sites of the dressing. Methods of treating wounds and methods of treating or preventing anaerobic infection of wounds using such systems are described. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110230819 | Harmonic Cold Plasma Device and Associated Methods - A method for generating atmospheric pressure cold plasma inside a hand-held unit discharges cold plasma with simultaneously different rf wavelengths and their harmonics. The unit includes an rf tuning network that is powered by a low-voltage power supply connected to a series of high-voltage coils and capacitors. The rf energy signal is transferred to a primary containment chamber and dispersed through an electrode plate network of various sizes and thicknesses to create multiple frequencies. Helium gas is introduced into the first primary containment chamber, where electron separation is initiated. The energized gas flows into a secondary magnetic compression chamber, where a balanced frequency network grid with capacitance creates the final electron separation, which is inverted magnetically and exits through an orifice with a nozzle. The cold plasma thus generated has been shown to be capable of accelerating a healing process in flesh wounds on animal laboratory specimens. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110275983 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR THERMALLY AUGMENTED WOUND CARE OXYGENATION - An oxygenation and temperature thermal therapy and oxygenation treatment pad with a plurality of air chambers is disclosed for treatment of skin wound tissues. The air chambers are filled and released by a valve assembly that may be separate from or integrated within the blanket. The thermal therapy and oxygenation treatment pad includes a fluid bladder for delivering hot and/or cold therapy to a patient in conjunction with oxygenation. The temperature therapy blanket may also include an air bladder for providing compression. Oxygenation is provided subsequent to initial heating in order to promote oxygen absorption by the wound tissues prior to the cooling thereof which facilitates pulling oxygen into the wound tissues. This Abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an Abstract that allows a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain subject matter of the technical disclosure. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110306924 | ATMOSPHERIC LOW-TEMPERATURE MICRO PLASMA JET DEVICE FOR BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATION - There are provided an atmospheric low-temperature micro plasma jet device for bio-medical application comprising an electrode used as an anode, a gas injection pipe used as a cathode, a porous insulating material, a protection pipe, and an insulating case and manufacturing method therefor using micromachining such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in such a way that a diameter of micro electrodes where plasma is jetted is several tens micrometers or less. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120022436 | Disposable Environmental Control Chamber for Managing Wounds - The portable environmental control chamber provides gas, as needed, to encourage healing and prevent infection. In one embodiment, the environmental control chamber acts as a hyperbaric chamber that can be affixed over a wound to supply oxygen to the wound bed. In another embodiment, the environmental control chamber acts as a catheter tent that prevents microbes from entering the catheter site. The environmental control chamber comprises a gas impermeable film that forms a tent over a wound or catheter site to which is attached two or more flexible ports that allow gas to be applied to a site. The chamber is attached to the body using an adhesive. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120046602 | Plasma Applicator and Corresponding Method - The invention relates to a plasma applicator ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120116291 | DEVICE FOR PERCUTANEOUS ABSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS, METHOD FOR PERCUTANEOUS ABSORPTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE GAS, AND ENVELOPE BODY - By providing an envelope body ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120150100 | Laminar-Flow-Emitting Device - The invention relates to a laminar-flow-emitting device that can be incorporated into an operating theatre in order to allow eyes to be operated on safely. The invention is characterised by the special arrangement of the laminar flow outlets, which flow is projected towards the patient such as to facilitate the protection of both eyes simultaneously through the differentiated projection of two flows. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120191035 | Therapeutic Treatment Pad - A treatment pad for applying heat, cooling or an antiseptic fluid to a subject's body surface incorporates a heat transfer member or a wound treatment member that is adapted to be held in place by application of a vacuum pressure. The heat transfer member may comprise an electrical resistance wire arranged in a serpentine pattern within a housing or, alternatively, may comprise interconnected heat transmissive tubing through which either a heated or a cooled fluid may be made to pass. Alternatively, the pad may contain a gel that can be cooled in a refrigerator or heated in a microwave oven and held in place on the subject's body by application of a vacuum to the assembly. The wound treatment member may comprise a gaseous antiseptic delivery pad held in place on the patient's body by use of a vacuum. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120226222 | Device For Dosing And Adjusting The Flow Of A Radiopaque Agent To Be Used In Performing An Angiography - A device 100 for dosing and pressure adjusting of a radiopaque agent, and, in particular, of carbon dioxide, while performing angiography, is supplied at a predefined pressure, slightly higher with respect to the environment pressure, from a source 1. The device 100 includes a first dispenser 10 for withdrawing measured amounts of carbon dioxide from the source 1. A first reservoir 15 is connected to the first dispenser by a first flow diverter 5, and contains a predefined amount of carbon dioxide to be supplied to an injection catheter 50. The device 100 includes also a second reservoir 25, the first reservoir 15 and second reservoir 25 have a common surface 20, soft or mobile, for balancing the gas pressure in the reservoirs. An output pipe 16 sets the first reservoir 15 and the injection catheter 50 in fluid communication. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120259270 | ELECTRODE ARRANGEMENT FOR A DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE PLASMA TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR PLASMA TREATMENT OF A SURFACE - The invention relates to an electrode arrangement for a dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment of an irregularly three-dimensionally shaped surface of an electrically conducting body used as a counter electrode, comprising a planar electrode ( | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120265124 | Biosorbable Wound Treatment Device, Process for Making, and Method of Using the Same - A biosorbable oxygen-delivery wound treatment device that includes a biosorbable matrix for delivering oxygen. The biosorbable matrix includes a water swellable, cross-linked biosorbable polymer network. A plurality of gas-permeable, elastic, closed cells is defined by the cross-linked biosorbable polymer network. According to the invention, these closed cells may be produced from a reaction between a catalyst and a second reactant. Deliverable oxygen is contained within the elastic closed cells such that when the device is used to treat a wound, oxygen is delivered from the closed cells. A process for making a biosorbable oxygen-delivery wound treatment device that includes a biosorbable matrix for delivering oxygen as well as a method of using an oxygen-delivery wound treatment device is disclosed. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120296265 | APPARATUS FOR ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PIN-TO-HOLE SPARK DISCHARGE AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed herein are atmospheric pressure pin-to-hole pulsed spark discharge devices and methods for creating plasma. The devices include a conduit for fluidically communicating a gas, a plasma, or both, therethrough, portion of the conduit capable of being connected to a gas supply, and a second portion of the conduit capable of emitting a plasma; a positive electrode comprising a sharp tip; and a ground plate electrode. Disclosed are methods for treating a skin ulcer using non-thermal plasma include flowing a gas through a cold spark discharge zone simultaneously with the creation of a pulsed spark discharge to give rise to a non-thermal plasma emitted from a conduit, the non-thermal plasma comprising NO; and contacting a skin ulcer with said non-thermal plasma for sufficient time and intensity to give rise to treatment of the skin ulcer. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120302942 | BIOSYNCHRONOUS TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY FOR LONGEVITY, ANTI-AGING, FATIGUE MANAGEMENT, OBESITY, WEIGHT LOSS, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, DELIVERY OF NUTRACEUTICALS, AND THE TREATMENT OF HYPERGLYCEMIA, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, SLEEP DISORDERS, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AIDS, EPILEPSY, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, NICOTINE ADDICTION, CANCER, HEADACHE AND PAIN CONTROL, ASTHMA, ANGINA, HYPERTENSION, DEPRESSION, COLD, FLU AND THE LIKE - Systems and methods for longevity, anti-aging, fatigue management, obesity, weight loss, weight management, delivery of nutraceuticals, and treating hyperglycemia, Alzheimer's disease, sleep disorders, Parkinson's disease, Attention Deficit Disorder and nicotine addiction involve synchronizing and tailoring the administration of nutraceuticals, medications and other substances (for example, stimulants) in accordance with the body's natural circadian rhythms, meal times and other factors. Improved control of blood glucose levels, extended alertness, and weight control, and counteracting of disease symptoms when they are at their worst are possible. An automated, pre-programmable transdermal administration system is used to provide pulsed doses of medications, pharmaceuticals, hormones, neuropeptides, anorexigens, pro-drugs, stimulants, plant extracts, botanicals, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, phytochemicals, phytonutrients, enzymes, antioxidants, essential oils, fatty acids, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, coenzymes, or other physiological active ingredient or precursor. The system can utilize a pump, pressurized reservoir, a system for removing depleted carrier solution, or other modulated dispensing actuator, in conjunction with porous membranes or micro-fabricated structures. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130018300 | WOUND CARE SYSTEMAANM Igney; Claudia HanneloreAACI ErlangenAACO DEAAGP Igney; Claudia Hannelore Erlangen DEAANM Hilbig; RainerAACI EindhovenAACO NLAAGP Hilbig; Rainer Eindhoven NLAANM Pinter; RobertAACI LubeckAACO DEAAGP Pinter; Robert Lubeck DE - The present invention relates to a wound care system for treating a wound ( | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130053760 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE IN HOLLOW BODIES - A device and method for generating a physical plasma in hoses of long and simultaneously constricted lumen, flexible or rigid dielectric hoses, tubes or other hollow bodies in the low, normal or overpressure range, which are partially or completely filled or flushed by process medium of gas or gas mixtures, one or more liquids, liquids including gas bubbles, liquid-gas mixtures, aerosols and/or foam, for purposes of cleaning, activating, coating, modifying and biologically decontaminating, disinfecting, sterilizing the inner walls of the hoses or the process medium itself. The device includes a high voltage supply and a process medium supply, at least one electrically conductive grounded electrode and at least one electrically conductive high voltage electrode, both embedded in the wall of the hose. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130053761 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR TREATING AN OBJECT WITH A LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA - The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for treating an object ( | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130072858 | Cold Plasma Treatment Devices and Associated Methods - A cold plasma mask application device for delivery of a cold plasma to the face of a patient. An appropriate gas is introduced into a gas containment area that is energized by one or more electrodes that receive energy from a pulsed source. The plasma can be prevented from contact with the patient's face, or can be allowed to make contact with the patient's face at the appropriate treatment area. A three-layer approach to the manufacture of the cold plasma mask application device is also described. Such a device and method can be used to treat acne as well as complex facial wounds such as those resulting from trauma, melanoma, and other cancers of the face, rosacea, and psoriasis. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072859 | Cold Plasma Treatment Devices and Associated Methods - A cold plasma helmet application device for delivery of cold plasma benefits to the head of a patient. An appropriate gas is introduced into a helmet receptacle within a containment dome of the helmet. The gas is energized by one or more dielectric barrier devices that receive energy from a pulsed source. The dielectric barrier devices can be configured to match the treatment area. Such a device and method can be used to treat large surface areas treatment sites associated with the head, head trauma, brain cancer, the control of brain swelling with closed head injury or infection, as well as treating male pattern baldness. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072860 | Cold Plasma Treatment Devices and Associated Methods - A compact cold plasma device for generating cold plasma having temperatures in the range 65 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The compact cold plasma device has a magnet-free configuration and an induction-grid-free configuration. An additional configuration uses an induction grid in place of the input electrode to generate the cold plasma. A high voltage power supply is provided that includes a controllable switch to release energy from a capacitor bank to a dual resonance RF transformer. A controller adjusts the energy input to the capacitor bank, as well as the trigger to the controllable switch. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072861 | Cold Plasma Treatment Devices and Associated Methods - A cold plasma treatment device for delivery of a cold plasma to patient treatment area. Gas is fed to a gas compartment where it is energized by an electrode coupled to a pulse source to thereby generate a cold plasma. A dielectric barrier is sandwiched between the gas compartment and the electrode to form a dielectric barrier discharge device. The cold plasma exits the gas compartment via a bottom member having a plurality of holes. Gases that can be used include noble gases such as helium or combinations of noble gases. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130110033 | GAS-ENHANCED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH MECHANISM FOR CYLINDER PUNCTURE | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130131579 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING THE PRESENCE AND CORRECTNESS OF A MEDICAL DEVICE ACCESSORY - A medical device accessory comprising an interface configured to connect the medical device accessory with a medical device for administration of a medical treatment using the medical device and the medical device accessory, a plurality of electrical contacts proximate the interface, the electrical contacts comprising a lead electrical contact adapted to receive an voltage from a power source associated with the medical device and one or more identifying electrical contacts, and at least one conductor providing an electrical connection between the lead electrical contact and the one or more identifying electrical contacts. An arrangement of the one or more identifying electrical contacts connected to the lead electrical contact identifies a characteristic of the medical device accessory. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130158466 | PLASMA BRUSHES - Plasma brushes are provided. The plasma brush includes a nozzle, a connector connected to a first end of the nozzle, a power electrode disposed at a portion of the nozzle, and a ground electrode disposed at a second end of the nozzle opposite to the connector. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130211318 | WOUND THERAPY DEVICE - Wound therapy device for the treatment of wounds by means of negative pressure and fluid irrigation, includes a negative-pressure dressing, a pressure sensor which can generate pressure measurement values in order to determine the negative pressure present in the negative-pressure dressing, a drainage container for collecting liquid, and a drainage line by means of which liquid can be conveyed from the negative-pressure dressing into the drainage container. The device can further include a first pump unit for aspirating liquid from the wound space via the drainage line, an instillation container for making available an instillation fluid, an instillation line. Instillation fluid can be delivered from the instillation container into the wound space. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211319 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING CONTAMINATION OF SURGICAL SITES - A sterile gas flow conditioning emitter for affixation onto an anatomical surface of a patient adjacent a site of incision is anatomically shape conforming for attaching a unidirectional coherent non-turbulent flow field of sterile gas substantially anatomically levelly on that anatomical surface and flowing the flow field in the direction of that site while essentially preventing ambient airborne particles from entering the interior of the flow field under the emitter to maintain the gas essentially sterile during passage over the site. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130218069 | HEMOSTASIS INSTRUMENT - A hemostasis instrument for actively stopping the bleeding, in particular after an open, laparoscopic, or endoscopic operation on a patient, having several hemostasis components. The hemostasis instrument has at least the following hemostasis components:—a thermal hemostasis device for tissue coagulation by producing a temperature above the coagulation temperature of biological tissue by means of a coagulation electrode;—a biochemical hemostasis device for producing a silent electric discharge by means of at least one discharge electrode, and an insulating device, wherein the insulating device is arranged between the discharge electrode and the tissue to be treated;—a supplying device for supplying substances that influence blood clotting to the tissue to be treated, and—a supply device for supplying noble gas to the tissue to be treated. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130226073 | DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING WOUND TREATMENT | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130226074 | DEVICE FOR THE SUPPLY OF A GAS TO CREATE A PROTECTING ATMOSPHERE - A device and use thereof for supply of gas to an operational space configured to adjoin a temporarily open inner portion of a mammal during surgical operations. The device includes a supply conduit, connectable to the gas source including an outlet end, and a body having at least partly an annular shape extending along a circumferential path around centre axis enclosing the operational space. The body has an inner side, outer side, an open interior channel, and an opening allowing the gas to enter the body from the supply conduit. The body is manufactured in foam rubber-like material having large number of open cells functioning as supply nozzles permitting the supply of a substantially laminar, continuous gas stream into the operational space enabling the formation of a gas cushion in the operational space. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130261536 | System and Method for Cholecystectomy - A method for performing a cholecystectomy procedure is disclosed. The method includes the steps of ligating a cystic artery and a cystic duct of a gallbladder, separating the gallbladder from a liver by grasping the gallbladder and stretching a connective tissue therebetween and positioning a plasma applicator adjacent the connective tissue. The method also includes the steps of generating a selectively reactive plasma effluent at the plasma applicator and directing the selectively reactive plasma effluent at the connective tissue to separate the gallbladder from the liver. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130261537 | NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY DEVICES - A nitric oxide delivery device includes a housing that is permeable to nitric oxide. The surface of the housing is modified to detect surface charge or pH (e.g., due to cell adhesion). A working electrode (which is a copper-containing conductive material or a base material coated with a copper-containing conductive material) is positioned inside of the housing. A reference/counter electrode is also positioned inside of the housing, and is electrically isolated from the working electrode. A source of nitrite ions is to be contained within the housing such that it is in contact with the working electrode. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130289471 | GAS BASED WOUND AND TISSUE THERAPEUTICS - This invention provides articles of manufacture and bandages comprising compartments and layers comprising oxygen and other therapeutic gas storage forms and perfluorocarbons. This invention also provides for methods of delivering oxygen and other therapeutic gases to a tissue in a subject comprising a administering to the tissue a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon and a oxygen or therapeutic gas storage form, so as to thereby deliver oxygen or the therapeutic gas to the tissue. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130296768 | HYDROGEN SUIT FOR SKIN EXPOSURE - A system facilitates creating a controlled hydrogen rich environment around a patient. The system includes an enclosure, at least one opening, and a hydrogen source. The enclosure forms an internal space to at least partially enclose a body part of the patient. The opening is defined within the enclosure to allow a portion of the body part of the patient to extend out of the internal space of the enclosure. The opening is further configured to form a seal around the body part that extends out of the internal space of the enclosure. The hydrogen source delivers hydrogen gas into the internal space of the enclosure. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130303975 | Wound Treatment Device - The current invention discloses a wound treatment device having a wound covering member, an applicator unit, and two lumens. The wound covering member may cover a wound. Sealing mechanism of the wound covering member may be used to form a sealed wound enclosure over and around the wound. The two lumens, including a negative pressure lumen and an oxygen lumen, connect the wound enclosure to the applicator unit. The applicator may be used to apply alternating and cycling negative pressure and oxygen to the wound enclosure, facilitating the wound healing process. The levels and durations of negative pressure, as well as the purity, amount, and durations of oxygen, may be adjusted by the applicator unit. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130324912 | FIRST-ENTRY TROCAR SYSTEM - A surgical access system comprises a trocar, an insufflating optical obturator slidably insertable into the trocar, and a laparoscope slidably insertable into the obturator. A distal end of the obturator comprises a tip, at least a portion of which comprises a wall with a generally uniform thickness comprising a transparent material. At least one vent hole disposed at the obturator tip is fluidly connected to a gas flow channel defined by an interior surface of the obturator and the laparoscope, which is fluidly connected to an insufflation gas inlet disposed at a proximal end of the trocar. Improved optical characteristics of the trocar system permit precise and accurate visual placement thereof into a body cavity. Accordingly the access system is suitable as a first entry surgical access system. Embodiments of the trocar access are also useful for drug delivery, and/or for fluid and/or tissue aspiration. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130331769 | METHODS FOR TREATING HEADACHES - Apparatus, methods, and kits for treating symptoms associated with common ailments, such as headaches, rhinitis, asthma, epilepsy, nervous disorders and the like, are provided. The apparatus comprises dispensers for carbon dioxide and other therapeutic gases. The methods comprise delivering small volumes of these gases to patients in a manner where the gas infuses into a body region in order to bathe the mucous membranes therein. It has been found that even very short exposure of patients to small volumes and high concentrations of such gases can provide significant relief from symptoms. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130338573 | CONTROLLER FOR AN EXTREMITY HYPERBARIC DEVICE - A controller is operable to selectively supply gas to, and evacuate gas from, regions of a hyperbaric wound treatment chamber. The controller operates to inflate a passage or rib of the device to provide that the device is made sufficiently rigid for inserting a limb therethrough, and inflate an inflatable cuff to create a seal against the limb. The controller also operates to evacuate ambient air trapped within the chamber, and optionally partially evacuate the passage or rib, after the seal is created by the inflatable cuff, and then introduce oxygen into the chamber, and optionally inflate the passage or rib. The cuff, when inflated and creating a seal against a limb, optionally is at least partially within the chamber, and the treatment gas is supplied to the chamber to maintain the seal of the cuff against the limb. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140052054 | WOUND CARE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH ONE OR BOTH OF VACUUM-LIGHT THERAPY AND THERMALLY AUGMENTED OXYGENATION - A system for treatment of a wound area of a patient including a first treatment pad comprising a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for cleaning and exposing a wound area to ultraviolet light, a second treatment pad comprising removal ports for exposing the wound area to a negative pressure, and a control unit interoperably connected to the first and second treatment pads for providing a negative pressure and the ultraviolet light to the wound area. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140066838 | MICROWAVE PLASMA STERILISATION SYSTEM AND APPLICATORS THEREFOR - A sterilization system having a controllable non-ironismg microwave radiation source for providing microwave energy for combining with a gas to produce atmospheric low temperature plasma for sterilizing biological tissue surfaces or the like. A plasma generating region may be contained in a hand held plasma applicator. The system may include an impedance adjustor e.g. integrated in the plasma applicator arranged to set a plasma strike condition and plasma sustain condition. The gas and microwave energy may be transported to a plasma generating region along an integrated cable assembly. The integrated cable assembly may provide a two way gas flow arrangement to permit residual gas to be removed from the surface. Invasive surface plasma treatment is therefore possible. The plasma applicator may have multiple plasma emitters to produce a line or blanket of plasma. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140107561 | COMPRESSIVE OXYGEN DIFFUSIVE WOUND DRESSINGS - Oxygen diffusive wound dressings and methods of manufacturing and use are described herein. The wound dressing may generally provide a ready supply of oxygen to a wound being treated via one or more oxygen conduits which are designed to pass oxygen from ambient air or other oxygen reservoirs into proximity to the wound, and may also provide for exudate removal through transecting channels in fluid communication with both the wound surface and a hydrophilic absorbent material. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140171854 | Therapeutic Applications of Cold Plasma - The present disclosure relates to methods of treating diseases and disorders comprising applying a therapeutically effective dose of cold plasma. In particular examples, the diseases and disorders include, but are not limited to, diseases and disorders of the skin, musculoskeletal, and immune systems. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140188037 | Method and Apparatus for Cold Plasma Bromhidrosis Treatment - A cold plasma device for bromhidrosis treatment is described. A dielectric barrier discharge device is formed by an electrode disposed adjacent to a dielectric barrier, with the dielectric barrier being configured to apply a cold plasma to a bromhidrosis treatment surface. The electrode is coupled to a pulsed high voltage cold plasma power supply, which may be external or internal to the body containing the DBD device. The cold plasma bromhidrosis treatment device can be powered by batteries or by an AC/DC adaptor. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140200506 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MACHINE READABLE PROGRAMS FOR ELECTRIC FIELD AND/OR PLASMA-ASSISTED ONYCHOMYCOSIS TREATMENT - The present disclosure provides a variety of systems, techniques and machine readable programs for using plasmas and/or electric fields alone, or in combination with other therapies, to treat different tissue conditions as well as other conditions, such as tumors, bacterial infections and the like. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140236072 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING BREAST OR UDDER HEALTH - Provided herein are systems and methods for maintaining breast or udder health. The systems include a first container comprising a top and a bottom, one or more cups attached to the top of the container and a first temperature-controlling element for providing vapor from the container to a breast or udder via the cup. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140257173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REDUCING ORAL BACTERIA - The present invention recognizes that there exists a need for the treatment diseases, disorders and conditions that cause or are related to bad breath in general. The present invention provides devices and methods to address this need. A first aspect of the present invention is an oral device for a subject. A second aspect of the present invention is a method of treating a subject for a disease, disorder, condition, or a combination thereof, of the oral cavity with a device of the present invention. A third aspect of the present invention is a method of treating a subject for a disease, disorder, condition, or a combination thereof, of the oral cavity. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140296773 | APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROLLED RELEASE OF TOPICAL NITRIC OXIDE - A stable delivery system for the therapeutic release and application of nitric oxide to a patient suffering from a cutaneous injury or wound includes a S-nitrosothiol and transition element nanoparticles. The transition metal nanoparticles are selected to react with the S-nitrosothiol to release and diffuse nitric oxide into the injury or wound. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140296774 | AUTO-REPLENISHING, WOUND-DRESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Apparatus and methods to treat skin defects include a pump with reservoirs for a pressurization gas and a fluid. Upon activation, the pump generates a gas introduced into the gas reservoir, a movable wall of which displaces a movable wall of a fluid source, thus dispensing the fluid into the dressing to spread throughout irrespective of orientation of the dressing, maintaining a transport fluid (e.g. carrier) in the dressing and in contact with a skin defect being treated. The dressing may have a distribution network, and multiple members, dispensing the fluid into the dressing and in contact with a skin defect being treated. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140309582 | Syringe for Treating Facial Wrinkles and Operation Method Using the Same - A syringe for treating facial wrinkles having a syringe cylinder, a needle body detachably mounted at the front end portion of the syringe cylinder and having a syringe needle disposed thereon, and a piston rod disposed inside the syringe cylinder for operating a piston is provided. The syringe includes: the syringe cylinder formed of a substantially thin tube having an inside diameter in a range of 2.0 mm to 7.0 mm; and an inflow check valve disposed at one side of the front end portion of the syringe cylinder so as to supply a predetermined quantity of gas to the interior of the syringe cylinder. The predetermined quantity of gas supplied through the inflow check valve to the interior of the syringe cylinder and a predetermined quantity of liquid filled into the syringe cylinder are injected in turn into the dermis of the skin, which is repeatedly carried out. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140316330 | PRESSURIZED OXYGEN DELIVERY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound treatment system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate treatment of the wound by delivering oxygen into the tissue in conjunction with the application of negative pressure. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140330197 | Device and Method for Cooling a Patient - A device is provided for cooling intra nasally the brain of a patient, in particular of a patient suffering from cardiovascular emergency. The device comprises a pressurized gas container for containing a gas or a mixture of gases, and at least one cannula with a lumen, a proximal opening and at least one distal opening. The cannula is for introduction into the patient's nasopharynx. Upon operation, gas expands adiabatically upon exiting from the at least one cannula, thereby cools and provides a coolant effect on the nasopharynx and inside the nasal cavity. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140336564 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCED SCARRING OF WOUNDS - A system for reduced scarring of wounds; said system comprising: means ( | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140378892 | System And Method For Cold Plasma Therapy - A device uses cold plasma to treat cancerous tumors. The device has a gas supply tube with a delivery end. The gas supply tube is configured to carry a gas to the delivery end. A syringe is provided having an opening. The syringe is connected to the supply tube and configured to carry the gas to the opening. A first electrode is positioned inside said syringe, and a second electrode is positioned adjacent to the opening. The first and second electrodes excite the gas to enter a cold plasma state prior to being discharged from the opening of the syringe. An endoscopic tube can be used instead of the syringe. An exhaust tube can be provided to remove gas introduced into the body cavity by the cold plasma jet. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150011930 | BUBBLE-SPRAYING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, GAS-LIQUID- SPRAYING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, LOCAL ABLATION DEVICE AND LOCAL ABLATION METHOD, INJECTION DEVICE AND INJECTION METHOD, PLASMA-BUBBLE-SPRAYING MEMBER, AND HEALING DEVICE AND HEALING METHOD - Provided are a device whereby, during process of a process target such as a cell or the like, localized process of a process part is possible without inflicting damage due to heat, and rejoining and regeneration may proceed readily subsequent to process, and whereby an injection substance may be introduced efficiently; and a device for generating bubbles containing a plasma. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150025447 | Wound Injector Apparatus - A wound injector apparatus is described. The wound injector includes a clotting factor, an expandable material, a thermal agent, a chamber, and a nozzle. At least one chamber houses the clotting factor, the expandable factor and the thermal agent. Additionally, at least one nozzle is configured to discharge at least one of the clotting factor, the expandable material, and the thermal agent. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150051535 | HIGH-PRESSURE PERFLUOROCARBON WOUND BANDAGE - Systems and method comprise forming a cavity adjacent a wound. Formation of the cavity comprises applying a bandage to an area adjacent the wound. A topical hyperbaric oxygen emulsion (THOE) is applied to the wound, and the THOE comprises a perfluorocarbon (PFC). The cavity holds a pressure when the THOE is applied, wherein the pressure increases oxygen saturation of the wound and reduces oxygen diffusion from the THOE. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150073331 | NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY DEVICES - A nitric oxide delivery device includes a housing that is permeable to nitric oxide. A working electrode (which is a copper-containing conductive material or a base material coated with a copper-containing conductive material) is positioned inside of the housing. A conductive lead is electrically connected to the working electrode and extends outside of the housing. A reference electrode and/or a counter electrode is electrically isolated from the working electrode. The reference electrode and/or the counter electrode has a first portion that is inside of the housing and a second conductive portion that is outside of the housing. A source of nitrite ions is to be contained within the housing such that it is in contact with the working electrode. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150094646 | OXYGEN DISTRIBUTOR - An oxygen distributor ( | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150094647 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF MOLECULES ACROSS LAYERS OF TISSUE - Exemplary methods of opening pores and moving molecules into tissue comprising, applying plasma to the surface of tissue and applying a carrier including one or more molecules to the surface of the tissue are disclosed herein. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150105716 | PHYSICAL MEANS AND METHODS FOR INDUCING REGENERATIVE EFFECTS ON LIVING TISSUES AND FLUIDS - A system for the administration of modified plasma to a subject, including: (a) a non thermal plasma (NTP) emitting source for emitting a plasma beam; (b) a plasma coupling mechanism (PCM) with a plasma beam dish having at least one opening for the passage of the plasma beam; the plasma beam dish having a first surface and a second opposite surface. The first surface of the plasma beam dish includes: at least one coupling element selected from the group consisting of: (1) at least one ferroelectric element for providing the field; (2) at least one ferromagnetic element for providing the field; (3) at least one piezoelectric element for providing the field; and (4) at least one piezomagnetic element for providing the field. The system additionally includes at least one reflecting element configured to focus the NTP beam, thereby providing the modified plasma. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150306411 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF ORGANIC HUMAN TISSUE WITH A LOW PRESSURE PLASMA - An apparatus for treating biological tissue (G) using a low-pressure plasma with
| 10-29-2015 |
| 20160000611 | DRESSING FOR WOUND TREATMENT - Embodiments of the present disclosure comprise devices, systems and methods related to advanced wound therapy dressings. Specific embodiments are optimized for use with mobile continuous diffusion of oxygen therapy systems for the localized delivery of oxygen to damaged and healing tissues. Exemplary embodiments may utilize a conduit to deliver therapeutic fluids, including for example oxygen, whereby the conduit comprises a plurality of apertures or perforations. Exemplary embodiments may also comprise a spacer material with a plurality of distribution channels in fluid communication with the conduit. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160030237 | THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT PAD - A treatment pad for applying heat, cooling or an antiseptic fluid to a subject's body surface incorporates a heat transfer member or a wound treatment member that is adapted to be held in place by application of a vacuum pressure. The heat transfer member may comprise an electrical resistance wire arranged in a serpentine pattern within a housing or, alternatively, may comprise interconnected heat transmissive tubing through which either a heated or a cooled fluid may be made to pass. Alternatively, the pad may contain a gel that can be cooled in a refrigerator or heated in a microwave oven and held in place on the subject's body by application of a vacuum to the assembly. The wound treatment member may comprise a gaseous antiseptic delivery pad held in place on the patient's body by use of a vacuum. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160045246 | DEVICE FOR THE PLANAR TREATMENT OF AREAS OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE SURFACES BY MEANS OF A COLD ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA - The invention relates to a device, preferably a collar, for treating areas of human or animal skin or mucous membrane with a cold atmospheric pressure plasma by creating a dielectrically hindered surface discharge, comprising at least one flexible insulating material ( | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160051311 | VOLUMETRICALLY OSCILLATING PLASMA FLOWS - Volumetrically oscillating plasma flows, the volume of which controllably expands and contracts with time, are disclosed. Volumetrically oscillating plasma flows are generated by providing an energy with a power density that changes with time to the plasma-generating gas to form a plasma flow. The changes in the energy power density result in plasma flow volumetric oscillations. Volumetric oscillations with a frequency of above 20,000 Hz results in ultrasonic acoustic waves, which are known to be beneficial for various medical applications. System for providing volumetrically oscillating plasma flows and a variety of surgical non-surgical applications of such flows are also disclosed. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160081876 | METHODS OF TREATMENT WITH NITRIC OXIDE AT PRESSURES GREATER THAN ONE ATMOSPHERE - The present invention provides methods of treatment by delivering nitric oxide at a pressure greater than 1 atmosphere (atm) to a subject in need thereof. Thus, the present invention provides an improved method of treating the skin surface of a subject, and below the skin surface of a subject. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160089545 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF MOLECULES ACROSS LAYERS OF TISSUE - Exemplary methods of opening pores and moving molecules into tissue comprising, applying plasma to the surface of tissue and applying a carrier including one or more molecules to the surface of the tissue are disclosed herein. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160113701 | PLASMA-ASSISTED SKIN TREATMENT - The present disclosure provides a variety of systems, techniques and machine readable programs for using plasmas to treat different skin conditions as well as other conditions, such as tumors, bacterial infections and the like. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160121134 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR APPLYING NON-THERMAL PLASMA TO SELECTED TARGETS - A medical device for directly applying DBD plasma includes a plasma generation module having an electrode surrounded by a dielectric barrier. In one embodiment, when a high voltage source is applied to the electrode, plasma is produced from ambient gas on an outside surface of the plasma generation module. In another embodiment, an enclosure is deployed around the distal end of the plasma generation module surrounding the electrode. Gas flows past the electrode and into the enclosure. In some embodiments, some or all of the gas is removed or pumped out of the enclosure by suction/vacuum. When a high voltage source is applied to the electrode, plasma is produced using the gas flowing into the enclosure. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160136364 | NITRIC OXIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and devices for delivering gaseous Nitrous Oxide (gNO) under therapeutic parameters to reduce infection in a subject. Certain embodiments include devices and systems for delivering pressurized gNO to reduce bioburden and promote healing in the wounds of subjects having various disease conditions, including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) and osteomyelitis. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides portable wound healing devices for delivering pressurized gNO to the site of a wound to treat various disease conditions in a subject. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160158084 | METHODS FOR AMBULATORY OXYGEN THERAPY - The present invention provides a topical oxygen therapy system for treating chronic non-healing wounds. The system is configured to be extremely portable, allowing patients to be completely ambulatory during treatment. The topical oxygen therapy system includes an oxygen source and a wound dressing capsule. The oxygen source includes a miniature compressed oxygen cylinder and a miniature pressure regulator that delivers oxygen through an outlet tube to the interior of the wound dressing capsule. The oxygen source may be attached directly to or integrated into the wound dressing capsule. Alternatively, the oxygen source and wound dressing capsule may be separate modules connected by a flexible tube. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160166781 | OXYGEN CONCENTRATING DEVICE, WOUND CARE APPARATUS, AND TREATMENT METHODS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160193475 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF ORGANIC HUMAN TISSUE WITH A LOW PRESSURE PLASMA | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160375263 | Therapeutic Applications of Cold Plasma - The present disclosure relates to methods of treating diseases and disorders comprising applying a therapeutically effective dose of cold plasma. In particular examples, the diseases and disorders include, but are not limited to, diseases and disorders of the skin, musculoskeletal, and immune systems. | 12-29-2016 |
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| 20170232122 | MICROWAVE PLASMA STERILISATION SYSTEM AND APPLICATORS THEREFOR | 08-17-2017 |
