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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Shih Chin Chou, Miaoli County, TW;
Ming Rou Lee, Yilan County, TW;
Hsu Chang, Miaoli County, TW;
Ching Yao, San Mateo, CA (US);
Shih Chin Chou, Miaoli County, TW;
Ming Rou Lee, Yilan County, TW;
Hsu Chang, Miaoli County, TW;
Ching Yao, San Mateo, CA (US);
National Health Research Institutes, Mialoi County, TW;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for positioning a therapeutic device relative to a target displaced on a platform. A base member has a first track extending along a length of the platform for defining a first pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A curved frame is slidably mounted on the base member through the first track. The curved frame has a second track along an interior wall of the curved frame for defining a second pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A housing is disposed in the second track of the curved frame and configured to receive the therapeutic device. The housing is extendible at least along a radial direction of the curved frame for defining a third pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. Applications of the systems and methods may include image-guided thermal therapy.