Patent ID: 9023092
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A system for examining an internal anatomical target in a patient's body and treating pathogenic infections therein, the system comprising: an endoscope comprising at least one optical channel for examining the internal anatomical target; a device for delivering actinic radiation, the radiation-delivery device comprising a UV radiation source and an emission channel that is optically separate from the at least one optical channel; an applicator comprising a reservoir for a radiation-activatable biocidal fluid having a riboflavin solution or a riboflavin-derivative solution and a fluidic channel; and an inflatable balloon positioned proximal to an orifice of the applicator for localizing application of the radiation-activatable biocidal fluid; wherein a light output of the emission channel and a fluidic outlet of the fluidic channel are configured for accessing the internal anatomical target and delivering actinic radiation and a radiation-activatable biocidal fluid, respectively, thereto without interfering with operation of the endoscope.