EP2741663A4 - Method and apparatus for treating cancer - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for treating cancer

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Publication number
EP2741663A4
EP2741663A4 EP12822063.9A EP12822063A EP2741663A4 EP 2741663 A4 EP2741663 A4 EP 2741663A4 EP 12822063 A EP12822063 A EP 12822063A EP 2741663 A4 EP2741663 A4 EP 2741663A4
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Prior art keywords
treating cancer
cancer
treating
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EP12822063.9A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2741663A1 (en
Inventor
Richard B Ruse
Scott J Bohanan
E David Crawford
William L Nabors
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2012/049946 external-priority patent/WO2013022939A1/en
Publication of EP2741663A1 publication Critical patent/EP2741663A1/en
Publication of EP2741663A4 publication Critical patent/EP2741663A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
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EP12822063.9A 2011-08-08 2012-08-08 Method and apparatus for treating cancer Withdrawn EP2741663A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201161521235P 2011-08-08 2011-08-08
US201161521049P 2011-08-08 2011-08-08
PCT/US2012/049946 WO2013022939A1 (en) 2011-08-08 2012-08-08 Method and apparatus for treating cancer

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EP2741663A1 EP2741663A1 (en) 2014-06-18
EP2741663A4 true EP2741663A4 (en) 2015-07-15

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Citations (5)

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US5928159A (en) * 1995-03-03 1999-07-27 Neothermia Corporation Apparatus and method for characterization and treatment of tumors
US20020111615A1 (en) * 1993-12-15 2002-08-15 Eric R. Cosman Cluster ablation electrode system
US20070125662A1 (en) * 2003-12-30 2007-06-07 Image Guided Therapy Scientifique Unitec Device for treating a biological tissue volume by localise hyperthermy
US20090012513A1 (en) * 2007-07-06 2009-01-08 Utley David S Ablation in the Gastrointestinal Tract to Achieve Hemostasis and Eradicate Lesions With a Propensity for Bleeding
WO2009065058A1 (en) * 2007-11-16 2009-05-22 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Apparatus for drug release in tissue ablation procedures

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20020111615A1 (en) * 1993-12-15 2002-08-15 Eric R. Cosman Cluster ablation electrode system
US5928159A (en) * 1995-03-03 1999-07-27 Neothermia Corporation Apparatus and method for characterization and treatment of tumors
US20070125662A1 (en) * 2003-12-30 2007-06-07 Image Guided Therapy Scientifique Unitec Device for treating a biological tissue volume by localise hyperthermy
US20090012513A1 (en) * 2007-07-06 2009-01-08 Utley David S Ablation in the Gastrointestinal Tract to Achieve Hemostasis and Eradicate Lesions With a Propensity for Bleeding
WO2009065058A1 (en) * 2007-11-16 2009-05-22 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Apparatus for drug release in tissue ablation procedures

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO2013022939A1 *

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