Methods and apparatus to deliver therapeutic non-ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation for an endotracheal tube
Inventors
Barneck, Mitchell D. • Rhodes, Nathaniel L. • de la Presa, Martin • Poursaid, Arash E.
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-10870015-B2
Publication Date
2020-12-22
Expiration Date
Abstract
A therapeutic endotracheal tube assembly is provided for insertion into a patient's trachea to ventilate, to maintain patency of the patient's airway, and to deliver therapeutic electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to the patient. The therapeutic endotracheal tube assembly has an endotracheal tube and an EMR delivery system. The EMR delivery system has an EMR source for emitting non-ultraviolet, therapeutic EMR having intensity sufficient to activate desired therapeutic properties within the patient and an EMR conduction line conducive to the propagation of EMR from the EMR source along the endotracheal tube. The EMR conduction line is removably insertable into the endotracheal tube. The therapeutic endotracheal tube assembly may be custom made or may be constructed by retrofitting a removably insertable EMR delivery system to an existing endotracheal tube.
Core Innovation
The disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for delivering non-ultraviolet therapeutic electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to a patient using a ventilated endotracheal tube. The therapeutic endotracheal tube assembly maintains patency of the patient's airway for delivery of ventilation gas while delivering therapeutic EMR to the patient. The EMR is sourced externally and delivered along the length of the endotracheal tube by an EMR conduction line disposed in the tube lumen and positioned proximate the forward end.
The therapeutic EMR is characterized by intensity comprising fluency, power, and power density, where the EMR source is configured to deliver sterilizing EMR and healing EMR. A treatment pattern is selected from emitting the sterilizing EMR and the healing EMR alternatively, alternatingly, and simultaneously. The purpose of the therapeutic EMR is activating desired therapeutic properties within the patient, including sterilizing/inactivation of infectious agents or biofilm and healing via stimulation of healthy cell growth.
An EMR port and adapter configuration provide coupling between an external EMR source and the removable EMR conduction line without compromising ventilation operations by obstructing or interfering with delivery of the ventilation gas. The EMR conduction line has a coupling end, an emission portion, and a distal end, and the emission portion is disposed upstream of the distal end such that EMR is emittable from the distal end and radially from the emission portion. Therapeutic EMR emitted from the conduction line is emitted into the patient through optically clear/translucent tube portions and/or embedded or partially embedded optical conduits within tube walls.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims center on three main inventive features: an external non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR source, a removable EMR conduction line positioned in the endotracheal tube lumen with distal and radial emission, and an adapter with an EMR port that preserves ventilation while allowing insertion and removal.
Therapeutic endotracheal tube assembly delivering non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR while providing ventilation
A therapeutic endotracheal tube assembly for connection to a ventilator to provide ventilation gas and insertion into a patient's trachea, comprising an endotracheal tube and an EMR delivery system with an external non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR source, an EMR conduction line removably insertable into the tube lumen, and an endotracheal adapter removably connectable between the ventilator collar and the ventilator, wherein the EMR conduction line is removably insertable through an EMR port into a ventilation channel and into the lumen without compromising ventilation operations.
External EMR intensity sufficient to activate sterilizing and healing therapeutic properties with a selectable treatment pattern
An EMR source disposed external to the endotracheal tube for emitting non-ultraviolet, therapeutic EMR having an intensity comprising fluency, power, and power density, configured to deliver sterilizing EMR and healing EMR in a treatment pattern selected from emitting the sterilizing EMR and the healing EMR alternatively, alternatingly, and simultaneously.
Removably insertable EMR conduction line with distal and radial emission from an upstream emission portion
An EMR conduction line conducive to axial propagation of the non-ultraviolet, therapeutic EMR along the length of the endotracheal tube, removably insertable into the endotracheal tube, having a coupling end, an emission portion, and a distal end, where the emission portion is disposed within the lumen upstream of the distal end such that EMR is emittable from the distal end and radially from the emission portion, and the conduction line is fully insertable such that the conduction line is encapsulated by the endotracheal tube and the distal end is disposed proximate the forward end.
Acute-angle EMR port adapter enabling conduction-line insertion/removal without obstructing ventilation gas delivery
An endotracheal adapter removably connectable to and disposed intermediate of the ventilator collar and the ventilator, comprising a ventilator fitting end, an adapter body with a ventilation channel, an engagement end, and an EMR port protruding from the adapter body at an acute angle from the body axis, providing a conduit through which the EMR conduction line may be inserted into and removed from the endotracheal tube, wherein the EMR conduction line is movable freely and axially relative to the endotracheal tube while maintaining ventilation operations.
Therapeutic retrofittable delivery assembly for delivering non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR into an existing endotracheal tube while intubated
A therapeutic, retrofittable delivery assembly to deliver therapeutic EMR into an existing endotracheal tube while intubated within a patient's trachea, comprising an EMR delivery system with an external non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR source with specified intensity sufficient to activate desired therapeutic properties, a removably insertable EMR conduction line with a coupling end, emission portion, and distal end for emission from the distal end and radially from the emission portion, and an endotracheal adapter with an EMR port and a secondary port.
Secondary port enabling additional-device passage through the adapter into the endotracheal-tube lumen
An endotracheal adapter removably connectable between the ventilator collar and the ventilator, comprising an EMR port protruding from the adapter body at an acute angle and providing a conduit for insertion/removal of the EMR conduction line, and a secondary port.
Removable-insertion EMR delivery system using external non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR source, conduction line, and ventilator-to-tube adapter
An electromagnetic radiation (EMR) delivery system for removable insertion into an existing endotracheal tube while intubated within a patient's trachea, comprising an external non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR source with specified intensity sufficient to activate desired therapeutic properties, a removably insertable EMR conduction line within the lumen for axial propagation with distal-end and radial emission from an upstream emission portion, and an endotracheal adapter with an EMR port protruding at an acute angle, wherein the EMR conduction line is removably insertable through the EMR port into the ventilation channel and into the lumen without compromising ventilation operations.
Across the independent claims, the core claim coverage centers on delivering non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR via an external EMR source connected to a removable EMR conduction line inserted into an endotracheal tube lumen, using intensity ranges expressed in fluency, power, and power density sufficient to activate desired therapeutic properties. The claims further require a ventilator-to-tube adapter with an EMR port and, in one independent claim, a secondary port, that enables conduction-line insertion and removal while maintaining ventilation gas delivery, together with a treatment pattern that selects alternative, alternating, or simultaneous sterilizing EMR and healing EMR.
Stated Advantages
Maintain patency of the patient's airway for delivery of the ventilation gas without obstruction or interference while delivering therapeutic EMR.
Activate desired therapeutic properties within the patient by delivering sterilizing EMR and healing EMR in a selected treatment pattern.
Enable removably insertable EMR conduction-line delivery through an EMR port into a ventilation channel and the tube lumen without compromising ventilation operations.
Provide EMR delivery that preserves ventilation operations by allowing the EMR conduction line to be movable freely and axially relative to the endotracheal tube.
Documented Applications
Deliver sterilizing EMR and healing EMR to a patient using a ventilated endotracheal tube, including for infectious agents/biofilm sterilization/inactivation and healing via stimulation of healthy cell growth.
Retrofittable delivery of therapeutic EMR into an existing endotracheal tube while intubated within a patient's trachea.
Removable insertion of an EMR delivery system into an existing endotracheal tube while intubated to facilitate ventilating and maintaining patency of the patient's airway.
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