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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Alexander F. Gutsol, San Ramon, CA (US);
Alexander Fridman, Marlton, NJ (US);
Gennady Friedman, Richboro, PA (US);
Gregory Fridman, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Manjula Balasubramanian, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
Alexander F. Gutsol, San Ramon, CA (US);
Alexander Fridman, Marlton, NJ (US);
Gennady Friedman, Richboro, PA (US);
Gregory Fridman, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Manjula Balasubramanian, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Method for the non-thermal treatment of human or animal tissue with high-voltage electrical discharge plasma is disclosed. The disclosed method employs current through plasma and through tissue not for the purpose of heating the tissue, but instead to maintain the plasma proximate to the tissue being treated. Also disclosed is a method of limiting the current through plasma and through tissue to minimize tissue heating by placement of an insulator or semiconductor between an electrode and tissue resulting in generation of a high-voltage discharge similar to a dielectric barrier discharge. The disclosed non-thermal plasma treatment can be employed to promote coagulation of blood, sterilization, disinfection, re-connection of tissue, and treatment of tissue disorders without causing significant thermal tissue damage.