Apparatus for administering a therapeutic agent into tissue using a needle as the material treatment module
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1. A handheld dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a barrel configured to receive and movably engage the plunger, the plunger and the barrel defining a chamber for retaining a precursor material;
an outlet in material communication with said chamber; and
a needle comprising a material treatment module in communication with the outlet, said material treatment module configured to treat said precursor material to create a treated material, wherein the material treatment module comprises an electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, at least a portion of said electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode.
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Abstract
An apparatus for administering a therapeutic is provided. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a syringe having a barrel and a plunger and having a material treatment module associated with a needle. The material treatment module may be an ozone generator that is initiated such that material containing ozone accumulates within the needle. The material can then be delivered from the barrel into a target site via the needle, thereby delivering therapeutic effects to that target site.
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1. A handheld dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a plunger; a barrel configured to receive and movably engage the plunger, the plunger and the barrel defining a chamber for retaining a precursor material; an outlet in material communication with said chamber; and a needle comprising a material treatment module in communication with the outlet, said material treatment module configured to treat said precursor material to create a treated material, wherein the material treatment module comprises an electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, at least a portion of said electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A handheld dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a plunger; a barrel configured to receive and movably engage the plunger, the plunger and the barrel defining a chamber for retaining a precursor material; an outlet in material communication with said chamber; a needle comprising an ozone generator in communication with the outlet, said ozone generator configured to treat said precursor material to create a treated material; a power source mounted to the plunger, wherein the power source is in electrical communication with the ozone generator; and a switch for controlling the delivery of power by the power source. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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