Patent ID: 9663754
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61L,C12M,H05H

Claim:
1. An apparatus for treating a living tissue by exposing the living tissue to an atmospheric-pressure plasma jet that contains an active substance, the apparatus comprising: (i) a plasma producing device configured for producing the atmospheric-pressure plasma jet, said plasma producing device comprising at least one electrode and at least one voltage supply for generating as plasma discharge; (ii) a feed of the active substance encapsulated in nanoparticles or microparticles, where said nanoparticles or microparticles possess a sheath; (iii) a mixing device configured for mixing said feed of active substance with a gas stream and for transporting the active substance in said gas stream; wherein said sheath is made from a material that (a) is not destroyed by the plasma discharge produced in said plasma producing device and (b) dissolves to release said active substance once the nanoparticles or microparticles are introduced into said living tissue.