Microwave applicator for creating local hyperthermias
US4528991A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An applicator of microwaves, has a first mass connected to a wave guide and associated with a heat exchanger in connection with a circuit for circulation of a cooling fluid on the one hand, and a second mass in the form of an envelope concentric with respect to the first mass connected to the return of the wave guide and having an annular base associated with a heat exchanger in connection with a circuit for circulation of a cooling fluid. The invention is particularly directed to the treatment of cancerous tumors.
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