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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nagy Adly Habib, London, GB;
Alan John Sangster, Scotland, GB;
Assignee:
Imperial College Innovations, Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
A device for generating locallised heating in a selected body tissue is disclosed. The device comprises an applicator including a source of microwave radiation and an array of retractable needles arranged so as to extend from one face of the applicator and, in operation, to confine the irradiated microwave energy field emanating from the applicator. The use of this device in surgical procedures is described.