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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Earl Zastrow, Madison, WI (US);
Susan Hagness, Madison, WI (US);
Barry Van Veen, McFarland, WI (US);
Joshua Medow, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Earl Zastrow, Madison, WI (US);
Susan Hagness, Madison, WI (US);
Barry Van Veen, McFarland, WI (US);
Joshua Medow, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/01 (2006.01); A61N 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/025 (2013.01); A61B 19/50 (2013.01); A61B 2019/501 (2013.01); A61N 2005/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microwave hyperthermia treatment system employs a set of antennas individually controllable to provide different phase and amplitude outputs and controlled to cycle through different sets of phases and amplitudes over time to minimize the effect of hotspots formed by any given set of phases and amplitudes and creating limiting high temperatures outside of a desired treatment area.