HYPERTHERMIA APPARATUS

Abstract

Abstract Translated from French APPAREIL D'HYPERTHERMIE A ELECTRODE FICTIVE. SELON L'INVENTION, ON UTILISE AU MOINS TROIS GENERATEURS HF 19, 21A, 21B, 21C RELIES A TROIS ELECTRODES 12A, 12B, 12C DESTINEES A ETRE COUPLEES AU PATIENT 25 DE FACON A GENERER A L'INTERIEUR DE CELUI-CI UNE ELECTRODE FICTIVE 26 AU VOISINAGE DE LAQUELLE L'ELEVATION DE TEMPERATURE EST PLUS IMPORTANTE. APPLICATION AU TRAITEMENT DES TUMEURS. FICTIVE ELECTRODE HYPERTHERMIA APPARATUS. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, AT LEAST THREE HF GENERATORS 19, 21A, 21B, 21C ARE USED, CONNECTED TO THREE ELECTRODES 12A, 12B, 12C INTENDED TO BE COUPLED TO THE PATIENT 25 SO AS TO GENERATE A FICTITIOUS ELECTRODE INSIDE THE latter. 26 IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF WHICH THE TEMPERATURE RISE IS GREATER. APPLICATION TO THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS.

Inventors

• 👤 Guy Azam
• 👤 Guy Convert
• 👤 Jacques Dufour
• 👤 Claude Jasmin
• 👤 Joel Sidi

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