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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2018
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
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);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
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.