Thermotherapeutic apparatus

Details Thermotherapeutic apparatus Thermotherapeutic apparatus

1991-02-11

1992-04-21

Cohen, Lee S.

Surgery

Radioactive substance applied to body for therapy

Combined with other radiant or wave energy source

600 3, 128786, 128401, A61N 502

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051063603

ABSTRACT:
A thermotherapeutic apparatus comprises an internal applicator adapted to be inserted into a body cavity of a patient. The internal applicator includes an electrode for warming the tissues of the patient's body with use of an applied voltage, a holding member for holding the electrode, a balloon surrounding the electrode and attached to the holding member, a feed/discharge unit for feeding into and discharging a fluid from the balloon, and a mechanism for situating a radiation source, used in radiotherapy on the body tissues, in the vicinity of the electrode.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1786373 (1930-12-01), Walker
patent: 3872856 (1972-03-01), Clayton
patent: 4292960 (1981-10-01), Paglione
patent: 4676258 (1987-06-01), Inokuchi et al.

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