Enhanced systems and methods for RF-induced hyperthermia
US7510555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/406
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of inducing hyperthermia in at least a portion of a target area—e.g., a tumor or a portion of a tumor or targeted cancerous cells—is provided. Targeted RF absorption enhancers, e.g., antibodies bound to RF absorbing particles, are introduced into a patient. These targeted RF absorption enhancers will target certain cells in the target areas and enhance the effect of a hyperthermia generating RF signal directed toward the target area. The targeted RF absorption enhancers may, in a manner of speaking, add one or more RF absorption frequencies to cells in the target area, which will permit a hyperthermia generating RF signal at that frequency or frequencies to heat the targeted cells.
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