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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2015
Vesalius Medical Technologies Bvba, Hoegaarden, BE;
Johan Lionel Van Den Bossche, Linden, BE;
Stefaan Michiel Maria Mulier, Leuven, BE;
Kristoffel Pieter Maria Mulier, Hoegaarden, BE;
Michiel Willem Jozef Mulier, Boutersem, BE;
Vesalius Medical Technologies BVBA, Hoegaarden, BE;
Abstract
A bursitis treatment device () for treatment of inflammation of a bursa () in a patient's joint includes: a rinsing aid; a reservoir () for holding the rinsing aid in fluid, freezing fluid or gaseous state; a supply line () for transporting the rinsing aid; a heat exchanger () for controlling the temperature of the rinsing aid—such that the temperature of the rinsing aid enables to destroy cells causing the inflammation; an access device () for injecting the rinsing aid into the bursa (); and a drain () for removing the rinsing aid from the bursa () for elimination.