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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicants:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Eric Leuthardt, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jenna Gorlewicz, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Mahmood Rezapour, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Assignees:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00446 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00714 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2005 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2238 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2288 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02);
Abstract
A thermoablation probe for performing an interstitial thermal therapy (ITT) procedure on a brain lesion generally includes a rigid sheath and a flexible treatment device telescopically slidable within the sheath. The treatment device has a substantially continuous covering and a shape-memory wire enveloped by the covering.