MX363909B - Dispositivo y metodo para uso de la terapia fotodinamica. - Google Patents

Dispositivo y metodo para uso de la terapia fotodinamica.

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MX363909B
MX363909B MX2016008818A MX2016008818A MX363909B MX 363909 B MX363909 B MX 363909B MX 2016008818 A MX2016008818 A MX 2016008818A MX 2016008818 A MX2016008818 A MX 2016008818A MX 363909 B MX363909 B MX 363909B
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outer shaft
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proximal end
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agarwal Vijay
Babu Ranjith
RATCLIFFE Jack
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Craniovation Inc
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Abstract

La presente invención se refiere a un aparato que incluye una fuente de luz provista para el tratamiento intracraneal de una región del tejido del cerebro de un paciente. El aparato de tratamiento intracraneal comprende un eje externo que tiene un extremo proximal y un extremo distal para la colocación dentro de la región del tejido del cerebro. El eje externo define un lumen que se extiende entre el extremo proximal y el extremo distal del eje externo y que tiene al menos una abertura adyacente al extremo distal del eje externo. Un elemento interno de suministro de la luz que tiene un extremo distal y un extremo proximal está adaptado para se conectado operativamente a la fuente de luz. El elemento de suministro de la luz está configurado para ser recibido dentro del lumen y se extiende desde el extremo proximal del eje hasta adyacente al extremo distal del eje. El elemento de suministro de la luz está adaptado para suministrar la luz desde la fuente de luz a través de al menos una abertura del eje exterior hasta la región del tejido del cerebro en proximidad con el extremo distal del eje exterior.
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