Patents by Inventor Robert Edward MANSEL

Robert Edward MANSEL has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220249162
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a medical device (100) for inducing cell death in cancer cells. The device comprises a signal generator (102) arranged to generate a pulsed electrical signal, and a transmitter (116) arranged to receive the pulsed electrical signal and generate, in response to the electrical signal, an electric field in a treatment volume. The device (100) is arranged such that the pulsed electrical signal received by the transmitter (116) has a pulse width of 0.1 microsecond to 1 millisecond, and a signal frequency of 10 Megahertz to 20 Gigahertz. The present disclosure also provides a method of inducing cell death. The method comprising a step of generating, using a transmitter (116), a pulsed time varying electric field in a treatment volume comprising a volume of cells to be treated. The electric field has a pulse width of 0.1 microsecond to 1 millisecond, and a signal frequency of 10 Megahertz to 20 Gigahertz.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: University College Cardiff Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Johannes BENEDIKT, Robert Edward MANSEL, Wen Guo JIANG, Tracey Amanda MARTIN, Philippa YOUNG