Patent ID: 6821274
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: A61K,A61N

Abstract:
A method for selectively disrupting one or more target cells at a target site comprising a plurality of cells comprising: (a) exposing the one or more cells to an electric field; and (b) exposing the one or more cells to ultrasound; wherein said exposing in steps (a) and (b) disrupts said one or more target cells, wherein said one or more target cells comprise tumor cells, wherein said target site is within the body of an organism, wherein said target site is accessed using a medical access device which brings a source of electrical energy and ultrasound energy in sufficient proximity to the target site, to disrupt said one or more target cells and wherein said medical access device is selected from the group consisting of a catheter, an endoscope, and a laparoscope.