Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and methods for delivery of high frequency electrical pulses for non-thermal ablation
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Application No.: US16372520Application Date: 2019-04-02
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Publication No.: US11382681B2Publication Date: 2022-07-12
- Inventor: Christopher B. Arena , Rafael V. Davalos , Michael B. Sano
- Applicant: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US VA Blacksburg
- Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Blacksburg
- Agency: New River Valley IP Law, P.C.
- Agent Michele L. Mayberry
- Main IPC: A61B18/00
- IPC: A61B18/00 ; A61B18/14 ; A61N1/32

Abstract:
The present invention relates to the field of biomedical engineering and medical treatment of diseases and disorders. Methods, devices, and systems for in vivo treatment of cell proliferative disorders are provided. In embodiments, the methods comprise the delivery of high-frequency bursts of bipolar pulses to achieve the desired modality of cell death. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to a device and method for destroying aberrant cells, including tumor tissues, using high-frequency, bipolar electrical pulses having a burst width on the order of microseconds and duration of single polarity on the microsecond to nanosecond scale. In embodiments, the methods rely on conventional electroporation with adjuvant drugs or irreversible electroporation to cause cell death in treated tumors. The invention can be used to treat solid tumors, such as brain tumors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190223938A1 DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL PULSES FOR NON-THERMAL ABLATION Public/Granted day:2019-07-25
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