Tissue-treatment methods
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1. A method, comprising:
- disposing a material between a first portion of tissue of a subject and a second portion of tissue of the subject;
separating the first portion of tissue from the second portion of tissue; and
exposing the first portion of tissue to an energy at an intensity sufficient to treat the first portion of tissue, while the material allows the energy to penetrate the second portion of tissue at a reduced energy intensity insufficient to treat the second portion of tissue,wherein the material is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of deionized water, a buffered saline solution, a liquid polymer, a gel, particles, a foam, and a gas; and
wherein the first portion of tissue comprises an unhealthy or unwanted tissue and the second portion of tissue comprises a healthy or wanted tissue.
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Abstract
Polymer insulators and methods of using polymer insulators are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes separating a first portion of a subject'"'"'s tissue from a second portion of the subject'"'"'s tissue so that there is a space between the first and second portions of tissue. Deionized water, a buffered saline solution, liquid polymers, gels, particles, foams, and/or gases are disposed between the first and second portions of tissue, and the first portion of tissue is exposed to energy to treat the first portion of tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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disposing a material between a first portion of tissue of a subject and a second portion of tissue of the subject; separating the first portion of tissue from the second portion of tissue; and exposing the first portion of tissue to an energy at an intensity sufficient to treat the first portion of tissue, while the material allows the energy to penetrate the second portion of tissue at a reduced energy intensity insufficient to treat the second portion of tissue, wherein the material is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of deionized water, a buffered saline solution, a liquid polymer, a gel, particles, a foam, and a gas; and wherein the first portion of tissue comprises an unhealthy or unwanted tissue and the second portion of tissue comprises a healthy or wanted tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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6. A method, comprising:
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disposing a material between a first portion of tissue of a subject and a second portion of tissue of the subject; separating the first portion of tissue from the second portion of tissue; and exposing the first portion of tissue to an energy at an intensity sufficient to treat the first portion of tissue, while the material allows the energy to penetrate the second portion of tissue at a reduced energy intensity insufficient to treat the second portion of tissue, wherein the material is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of deionized water, a buffered saline solution, a liquid polymer, a gel, particles, a foam, and a gas; wherein the material comprises particles having at least one of the following characteristics; a size of at most about 10,000 microns; a dielectric constant of at least about 2.1;
ora dielectric strength of at least about 100 Kv/mm. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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17. A method, comprising:
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disposing a material between a first portion of tissue of a subject and a second portion of tissue of the subject; separating the first portion of tissue from the second portion of tissue; and exposing the first portion of tissue to an energy at an intensity sufficient to treat the first portion of tissue, while the material allows the energy to penetrate the second portion of tissue at a reduced energy intensity insufficient to treat the second portion of tissue, wherein the material is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of deionized water, a buffered saline solution, a liquid polymer, a gel, particles, a foam, and a gas; wherein exposing the first portion of tissue to energy comprises cooling the first portion of tissue.
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20. A method, comprising:
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disposing a material between a first portion of tissue of a subject and a second portion of tissue of the subject; and exposing the first portion of tissue to energy to degrade the first portion of tissue, wherein the second portion of tissue is substantially unharmed while the first portion of tissue is exposed to the energy, a distance between the first and second portions of tissue is at most about five centimeters, and the material is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of deionized water, a buffered saline solution, a liquid polymer, a gel, particles, a foam, and a gas.
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