ELECTROCHEMICAL PROBE FOR IN SITU TREATMENT OF A TISSUE

A method and apparatus for dehydrating, electro-oxidizing, or electro-reducing a target tissue is described. The apparatus utilizes an electrochemical probe or other device to deliver one or more beneficial agents into the target tissue. Water from the target tissue provides a precursor that may be...

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Main Authors JOSHI, ASHOK, STEPPAN, JAMES
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 29.12.2010
Subjects
CHEMISTRY
COMPOUNDS THEREOF
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:A method and apparatus for dehydrating, electro-oxidizing, or electro-reducing a target tissue is described. The apparatus utilizes an electrochemical probe or other device to deliver one or more beneficial agents into the target tissue. Water from the target tissue provides a precursor that may be split by electrolysis to generate the beneficial agent. Alternatively, water is provided from an external source to generate the beneficial agent. The beneficial agent facilitates in situ oxidation and/or reduction of a material within the tissue. One type of beneficial agent is ozone.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20090722670