Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Thermal applicators
Patent
1998-09-21
2000-12-19
Leubecker, John P.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Thermal applicators
607156, 606 33, 606 34, A61F 200
Patent
active
061637262
ABSTRACT:
The invention features a method for selectively ablating tumor-forming, glandular tissue in a breast by exposing the breast to microwave radiation that ablates glandular tissue while avoiding damage to the fatty tissues of the breast.
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Leubecker John P.
Ruddy David M.
The General Hospital Corporation
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