Patent ID: 11871978
Assignee: BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  H | IPC A  B  H

Claim 0:
1. A plasma scalpel system comprising:
at least one plasma scalpel dynamically controlled by a computer control system, wherein the computer control system controls (i) movement of the plasma scalpel in three dimensions with high spatial precision; and (ii) a variable biofilm etch rate in real time using system operating parameters;
a biofilm imaging system that marks a biofilm in a wound and/or necrotic tissue and provides a spatial location of the biofilm to the computer control system, wherein the biofilm imaging system marks the biofilm and/or the necrotic tissue by staining the biofilm and/or necrotic tissue; flushes the wound where the biofilm is located to remove excess stain; and illuminates the wound with visible light and a camera or fiber optic system; and
a biofilm detritus removal system that removes bacteria and byproducts of a biofilm destroyed by the plasma scalpel.