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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:
Aug. 12, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Patrick W. Fink, Missouri City, TX (US);
Greg Y. Lin, Friendswood, TX (US);
Andrew W. Chu, Friendswood, TX (US);
Justin A. Dobbins, Houston, TX (US);
G. Dickey Arndt, Friendswood, TX (US);
Phong H. Ngo, Friendswood, TX (US);
Patrick W. Fink, Missouri City, TX (US);
Greg Y. Lin, Friendswood, TX (US);
Andrew W. Chu, Friendswood, TX (US);
Justin A. Dobbins, Houston, TX (US);
G. Dickey Arndt, Friendswood, TX (US);
Phong H. Ngo, Friendswood, TX (US);
Abstract
A miniature microwave antenna is disclosed which may be utilized for biomedical applications such as, for example, radiation induced hyperthermia through catheter systems. One feature of the antenna is that it possesses azimuthal directionality despite its small size. This directionality permits targeting of certain tissues while limiting thermal exposure of adjacent tissue. One embodiment has an outer diameter of about 0.095″ (2.4 mm) but the design permits for smaller diameters.