The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2014
Applicant:
University-industry Foundation (Uif), Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jong Duk Baek, Incheon, KR;
Shin Kook Choi, Seoul, KR;
Gi Hun Kim, Incheon, KR;
Min Ah Han, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/037 (2013.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1807 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are a positron emission tomography (PET)-radiofrequency ablation (RFA) complex medical device and a treatment method using the same. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a positron emission tomography (PET)-radiofrequency ablation (RFA) complex medical device comprising: a PET module which obtains, in real time, a location of a target to be treated by scanning a patient; and an RFA module which remotely treats the target using heat by focusing the heat on the location of the target.