First Circle Medical, Inc.

Todd L Westerbeck

Theodore Charles Kelly

Karl Emil Groth

Gary Blick

The invention provides a method of treating a patient infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) comprising raising the core temperature of the patient and then returning the core temperature of the patient to normal at least one time, wherein the core temperature is raised to a temperature range and a duration sufficient to reduce or eliminate the patient's viral load of HCV.

Treatment of hepatitis C using hyperthermia

The invention provides a method of treating a patient infected with a human herpesvirus comprising raising the core temperature of the patient and then returning the core temperature of the patient to normal at least one time, wherein the core temperature is raised to a temperature range and a duration sufficient to reduce or eliminate the patient's viral load of the human herpesvirus.

Treatment of human herpesviruses using hyperthermia

The invention provides a hyperthermia system comprising a catheter having an elongate body having a distal end and having a proximal end; a first temperature sensor located proximate the distal tip; and an inflatable cuff mounted distal of said first temperature sensor.

Bladder catheter for hyperthermia system

The invention provides a temperature probe comprising an inlet end opposed to an outlet end; a flow-directing passage defined by a wall; the wall, the inlet end, and the outlet end configured to define a longitudinal axis; a strut attached to the wall at an attachment site, and a temperature sensor located at the distal tip of the strut to position the sensor in the flow of fluid along the longitudinal axis through the passage, wherein the distance from the inlet end to the sensor is less than the distance from the inlet end to the attachment site.

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Burnsville, MN, United States of America

Todd L Westerbeck