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Combined brachytherapy and electrochemotherapy catheters

US10537748B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Thomas Erik Amthor · Hamburg, DE
Sascha Krueger · Eindhoven, NL
Steffen Weiss · Eindhoven, NL
Falk Uhlemann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 23, 2013
Grant date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2005/1024
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device for multiple treatment therapies includes a hollow tube (102) having a first end portion with an electrode (104) disposed at the first end portion and an insulator (108) configured over a length of the tube such that conductive materials of the tube, except for the electrode, are electrically isolated from an exterior surface the tube. A conductive connection (127) is configured to electrically couple to the electrode to provide a voltage thereto. A selectively closeable valve (106) is configured to dispense a medical fluid from the tube.

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