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Margin extension device and method

US10368938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

City of Hope · US

Inventors

Gagandeep Singh · Duarte, US
Jonathan Kessler · Großholbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2015
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/327
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A margin extension device and method are disclosed herein. The margin extension device can be used for ablating one or several cancer cells and can include a contact member and a plurality of electrodes. The contact member can be electrically conductive, and can electrically connect the electrodes. The margin extension device can further include one or several leads that connect the electrodes of the margin extension device to a treatment controller. The treatment controller can include a pulse generator that can generate one or several electrical pulses that generate one or several electrical fields in tissue proximate to the margin extension device.

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