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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2006
Henri Mehier, Lyons, FR;
Henri Mehier, Lyons, FR;
Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Medicale d'Archamps, Archamps, FR;
Abstract
Implantable tube, for heating by conduction a heat transfer fluid for injection into all or part of a human or animal tissue, is provided with a wall having distal, median and proximal parts and comprising connecting elements for direct or indirect connection of the distal part to a fluid reservoir, and two means for connection to the terminals of an electric power supply, for incoming and outgoing current in the wall. The tube has a resistance less than 0.01Ω in its median and proximal parts, and a resistance of between 0.2 and 2Ω in its distal part. The median and proximal parts are connected electrically in series to the distal part; the tube having no additional electrical resistance.