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Method and apparatus for volumetric interstitial conductive hyperthermia    

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United States Patent4961422   
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Inventor(s)Marchosky; J. Alexander (1501 Cerulean Dr., Creve Coeur, MO 63146); Moran; Christopher J. (12559 Amersham Ct., Town and Country, MO 63141); Fearnot; Neal E. (832 Ashland St., West Lafayette, IN 47906)
AbstractA system and method for producing volumetric conductive hyperthermia for the treatment of a cancerous tumor in a patient. The location and volume of the tumor are determined with the aid of a CT scanning system, and an array of probes each containing a heat-emitting element is formed by interstitial implantation in the tumor in a predetermined pattern for volumetric heating using a template for guiding the probes into parallel alignment in the tumor. The template is affixed with respect to the patient's body and with respect to the imaging plane of the CT scanning system. After implantation, the probes are connected to a manifold connector which is in turn connected to an external control system capable of independently controlling the probes while monitoring various analog and digital values representative of system performance.
   














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Method and apparatus for volumetric interstitial conductive hyperthermia
Inventor     Marchosky; J. Alexander (1501 Cerulean Dr., Creve Coeur, MO 63146); Moran; Christopher J. (12559 Amersham Ct., Town and Country, MO 63141); Fearnot; Neal E. (832 Ashland St., West Lafayette, IN 47906)
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Publication Date     October 9, 1990
Application Number     07/193,167
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Filing Date     May 2, 1988
US Classification     607/99 338/22R 338/28 606/27 606/130
Int'l Classification     A61F 007/12
Examiner     Coven; Edward M.
Assistant Examiner     Harrison; Jessica
Attorney/Law Firm     Bahret; William F. Godlewski; Richard J. ,
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Parent Case     CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 112,628, filed Oct. 22, 1987, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 697,697, filed Feb. 4, 1985 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,719,919, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 459,708, filed Jan. 21, 1983 and now abandoned.
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USPTO Field of Search     128/399 128/400 128/401 128/402 128/303 B 128/303.1 128/303.12 128/303.18 128/303.19 128/736 128/742 128/784 128/804
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