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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Deshan Yang, Madison, WI (US);
John Michael Bertram, Fridley, MN (US);
Mark Christopher Converse, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
John Goodwin Webster, Madison, WI (US);
David Mahvi, Middleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Deshan Yang, Madison, WI (US);
John Michael Bertram, Fridley, MN (US);
Mark Christopher Converse, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
John Goodwin Webster, Madison, WI (US);
David Mahvi, Middleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An antenna for microwave tumor ablation provides coaxial antenna conductors surrounded by an insulated sleeve of length and size promoting destructive interference of axial microwave energy passing inside and outside of the sleeve to limit the tail of SAR power toward the skin.