Apparatus for administering a therapeutic agent into tissue using a needle as the material treatment module
US8591472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00261
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for administering a therapeutic is provided. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a syringe having a barrel and a plunger and having a material treatment module associated with a needle. The material treatment module may be an ozone generator that is initiated such that material containing ozone accumulates within the needle. The material can then be delivered from the barrel into a target site via the needle, thereby delivering therapeutic effects to that target site.
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