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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 09, 2018
Applicant:

The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);

Inventors:

Sean David Knecht, State College, PA (US);

Christopher A. Siedlecki, Harrisburg, PA (US);

Sven Gunnar Bilen, State College, PA (US);

Michael Matthew Micci, Lemont, PA (US);

Ian Gilchrist, Hummelstown, PA (US);

Girish Soorappa Kirimanjeswara, State College, PA (US);

Assignee:

The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 1/44 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61N 1/44 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0041 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00357 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00583 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00714 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/046 (2013.01); A61B 2018/122 (2013.01); A61B 2018/147 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); H05H 2245/30 (2021.05);
Abstract

Various aspects of the invention relate to methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions including atherosclerosis and endocarditis using low-temperature, non-equilibrium plasmas. A device may be, for example, a catheter that carries electrodes and a dielectric material for generating a localized, non-equilibrium plasma in a bodily fluid such as blood.


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