MANJULA BALASUBRAMANIAN
Medical Practice in Gwynedd Valley, PA
License number
Pennsylvania MD032700E
Category
Medicine
Type
Medical Physician and Surgeon
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Address
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437
Professional information
Methods For Non-Thermal Application Of Gas Plasma To Living Tissue
US Patent:
2010014, Jun 10, 2010
Filed:
Apr 25, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/911479
Inventors:
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 Fridman - Marlton NJ, US
Gennady Friedman - Richboro PA, US
Gregory Fridman - Philadelphia PA, US
Manjula Balasubramanian - Gwynedd Valley PA, US
Assignee:
DREXEL UNIVERSITY - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
A61B 18/18, A61N 1/00, A61M 31/00
US Classification:
604 20, 606 49, 606 41
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.