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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Profound Medical Inc., Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Owen Moffitt, Toronto, CA;
Michael Wybenga, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Profound Medical Inc., Mississauga, ON, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/12 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0028 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0091 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for temperature controlling an endocavity such as the rectum during thermal therapy of nearby tissues is disclosed. In some aspects the apparatus is mechanically configured to best conform to the patient. In other aspects the apparatus is designed to eliminate gas bubbles from forming or accumulating in certain volumes that would interfere with the thermal therapy. In other aspects the apparatus is optimized for use in cooling the rectum during ultrasound thermal therapy of the prostate.