CPC A61N 5/0624 (2013.01) [A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01); A61M 2210/02 (2013.01); A61N 5/067 (2021.08); A61N 2005/007 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0662 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0665 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A system for providing treatment to bone, comprising:
a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft and an inner lumen therethrough;
an expandable member positioned on a distal end of the delivery catheter, the expandable member including at least one ridge on an outermost surface thereof, the at least one ridge including at least one channel defined in the at least one ridge; and
one or more optical fibers sized to pass through the inner lumen of the delivery catheter and through the at least one channel, the one or more optical fibers being configured to directly deliver light energy to provide site-specific bone treatment of one or more pathogens,
wherein the direct delivery of light energy creates molecular oxygen for treating the one or more pathogens.
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