Patent ID: 8961458
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A treatment device, comprising: a treatment element having a plurality of injection sites for administering at least one injection of a drug into a tissue, wherein each injection site in the plurality of injection sites corresponds to a predetermined location on the tissue for injection of the drug at a specific time; a processor provided within the treatment element; a heating element provided within or adjacent to the treatment element, the heating element being controlled by and electrically coupled to the processor and configured to apply heat to the tissue at the predetermined location during at least one of before, during and after injection of the drug for a predetermined period of time such that the tissue is heated to a predetermined temperature which is less than a predetermined limiting temperature; and a temperature sensor electrically coupled to the processor and configured to provide a signal corresponding to the temperature of the tissue heated by the treatment element, wherein: