Optimizing characteristics of an electric field to increase the field's effect on proliferating cells
US8718756B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36034
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
AC electric fields at particular frequencies and field strengths have been shown to be effective for destroying rapidly proliferating cells such as cancer cells. The effectiveness of such fields is improved when the field is sequentially switched between two or more different directions. The effectiveness of such fields can be improved even further by choosing the rate at which the field is switched between the various directions.
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