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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Novian Health, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Anthony J. Tomasello, Sewickley Heights, PA (US);
William Graveman, Tonganoxie, KS (US);
Kambiz Dowlatshahi, Chicago, IL (US);
Henry R. Appelbaum, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Novian Health, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61N 5/0601 (2013.01); A61B 19/201 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00101 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interstitial laser energy treatment apparatus having co-acting movable probe holders which facilitate positioning of a laser probe and thermal probe in different positions relative to a tissue mass such as the tumor to be treated and relative to each other to facilitate treating tissue masses based on the exact position, size and shape of the tissue mass.