Method of destroying tissue cells by electroporation
US8647338B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/143
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of treating a human body by destroying tissue cells is provided. The method involves positioning an electric field generating element near a target area containing tissue cells to be killed in the human body, and treating the human body by applying electrical pulses through the positioned electric field generating element in an amount above an upper limit of electroporation to irreversibly open pores in membranes of the tissue cells in the target area, thereby killing the tissue cells in the target area.
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