Therapeutic probe, method and system

Details Therapeutic probe, method and system Therapeutic probe, method and system

2007-05-22

2007-05-22

Peffley, Michael (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Instruments

Heat application

C600S439000, C606S046000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10610531

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an acoustic probe for treating cancerous tissue, for introduction into a natural or surgically created cavity in the patient, in close proximity to a tissue area which includes cancerous cells. The probe includes an acoustic transmitter arranged for transmitting an acoustic signal having characteristics which causes damage of said cancerous cells and means for administering chemotherapeutic substances. The invention further relates to a corresponding method and a system for treating cancerous tissue. The use of the invention may be combined with the use of encapsulated cytostatica within micelles or therapeutic molecules.

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