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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2002
Barry N. Gellman, N. Easton, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Kimberly Paddock, Newton, MA (US);
Barry N. Gellman, N. Easton, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Kimberly Paddock, Newton, MA (US);
Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
An induction heating apparatus includes a first interventional device and a second interventional device. The first interventional device includes an electrically conductive material. The first interventional device is adapted for implantation inside a body and for receiving an alternating current. The second interventional device comprises a magnetically conductive material. The second interventional device is adapted for implantation inside the body in close proximity to the first interventional device. With both devices placed inside the body, the second interventional device magnetically couples with the first interventional device and the second interventional device generates heat upon the application of the alternating current to the first interventional device thereby heating the body site.