阅读说明：本技术 经由存在于体腔中的导管来多用途地递送治疗性非紫外线电磁辐射的方法和装置 (Method and apparatus for multipurpose delivery of therapeutic non-ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation via a catheter residing in a body lumen ) 是由 米切尔·D·巴勒克 纳撒尼尔·L·R·罗兹 詹姆斯·P·艾伦 柯蒂斯·D·朗 于 2019-03-26 设计创作，主要内容包括：方法和装置提供治疗性电磁辐射(EMR)用以使存在于患者体腔中的导管中、导管上或导管周围的感染物灭活和/或用以增强健康细胞生长。沿着导管主体的内腔中的光学元件和/或导管主体基本上轴向地传输非紫外线治疗性EMR。通过将治疗性EMR递送至特定感染区域和/或需要组织愈合的区域。使导管中、导管上和导管周围的主要感染源灭活和/或增强导管周围的健康细胞生长是通过利用从光学元件径向发射的治疗性EMR的受控相对强度和/或治疗区域特化的定剂量施用来实现的。还公开了导尿管和腹膜透析导管的特定实施方案。(Methods and devices provide therapeutic electromagnetic radiation (EMR) to inactivate infectious agents present in, on or around a catheter in a body lumen of a patient and/or to enhance healthy cell growth. The non-ultraviolet therapeutic EMR is transmitted substantially axially along the optical element in the lumen of the catheter body and/or the catheter body. By delivering therapeutic EMR to specific infected areas and/or areas where tissue healing is desired. Inactivating the primary source of infection in, on and around the catheter and/or enhancing healthy cell growth around the catheter is achieved by controlled relative intensity and/or treatment area-specific dosing with therapeutic EMR radially emitted from the optical element. Specific embodiments of urinary catheters and peritoneal dialysis catheters are also disclosed.)