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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Hyowon Lee, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Inventor:
Hyowon Lee, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/0045 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0019 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0056 (2013.01); A61M 2205/36 (2013.01); Y10S 977/931 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and catheters suitable for removing or reducing the formation of cellular occlusion associated the catheters. The catheters include a surface coated or infused with magnetic nanoparticles. Once the catheter is implanted in a subject, the nanoparticles induce localized hyperthermia around the catheter in response to a magnetic field.