Microbubble medical devices
US8679051B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/320069
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method and medical devices for generating and stabilizing micro- or nano-bubbles, and systems and methods for therapeutic applications using the bubbles, are provided. The micro-bubbles may be used to enhance therapeutic benefits such as ultrasound-guided precision drug delivery and real-time verification, acoustic activation of large tumor masses, enhanced acoustic activation through longer retention of therapeutic agents at the point of interest, enhancement of high intensity focused ultrasound treatments, light activation of photodynamic drugs at a depth within a patient using extracorporeal light sources, probes, or sonoluminescence, and initiation of time reversal acoustics focused ultrasound to permit highly localized treatment.
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