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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Applicant:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. McCormack, Medford, MA (US);
Robert Redmond, Lancaster, MA (US);
William G. Austen, Jr., Weston, MA (US);
Irene E. Kochevar, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61N 2005/007 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0656 (2013.01);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention provides an apparatus including: a fluid-impermeable membrane configured to contain a fluid and be placed in the cavity; a light emitter provided within the membrane; and a fluid provided within the membrane, wherein the fluid scatters light emitted by the light emitter such that the intensity of the light is substantially uniform over the inner surface of the cavity proximal to the membrane.