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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Benjamin Shapiro, Washington, DC (US);
Andreas Lüebbe, Paderborn, DE;
Declan Diver, Glasgow, GB;
Hugh Potts, Glasgow, GB;
Roland Probst, Bobenheim-Roxheim, DE;
Benjamin Shapiro, Washington, DC (US);
Andreas Lüebbe, Paderborn, DE;
Declan Diver, Glasgow, GB;
Hugh Potts, Glasgow, GB;
Roland Probst, Bobenheim-Roxheim, DE;
University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD (US);
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, GB;
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for trapping or focusing magnetizable particles comprising therapeutic agents at a distance using a dynamic magnetic field and feedback control, to enable the treatment of diseased areas deep inside a patient's body. The methods may be used to diagnose or treat diseased areas deep within a patient, for example tumors of the lungs, intestines, and liver, and is also useful in enhancing the permeability of solid tumors to chemotherapeutic agents.