APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMBINED ELECTRIC AND RADIATION THERAPY IN UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61N1/36 A61N1/30 A61N1/04 A61N5/67 A61B1/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: group of inventions refers to medicine, namely to physiotherapy and gastroenterology. The method involves visually endoscope-aided local contact action on nidus. The action is performed by electrophoresis and radiation therapy. Electrophoresis of medical products is performed including: enzymes, local anaesthetics, antibiotics by direct current 2-3 mA/cm² within 10 minutes. The radiation therapy implies lasing of wavelength 0.63 mcm, density 3-5 mW/cm², radiation dose 1-2 J/cm² within 4-6 minutes. The method is implemented by means of an apparatus that comprises an electrode catheter with a contact element on one end and a connector with cannulas on the other end. Along the full length of the electrode catheter, there is passing single-fibre light guide. The light guide ends on the surface of the contact element. It can be displaced in distal and proximal directions and provided with a light-refracting bead element on the end.

EFFECT: apparatus improves clinical effectiveness due to simultaneous action on different pathogenesis links of erosion and ulcers of upper gastrointestinal tract.

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