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Antenna arrangement with supply cable for medical applications
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-09-27
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Granted: 1994-09-06
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Expires: 2013-09-27
Abstract
Abstract The invention discloses an antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, in particular for medical applications of heat in hollow parts of the body, an extrusion process for the production thereof, a dilatation catheter with the antenna arrangement and a procedure for a dilatation treatment. The coaxial cable arrangement comprises a continuous inner conductor, an insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor, a shielding device applied around the insulator in a first section of the coaxial cable arrangement which begins at the proximal end of the coaxial cable arrangement, a second section beginning at the distal end of the first section of the coaxial cable arrangement and ending at the distal end of the coaxial cable arrangement, said second section serving as an antenna and being designed without an insulator or a shielding device around the continuous inner conductor. The coaxial cable arrangement furthermore comprises a third section which begins at the proximal end of the antenna arrangement and which is shorter than the first section of the coaxial cable arrangement. The third section of the coaxial cable arrangement is more rigid than the other sections, due to the fact that gaps in the knitted, braided or wrapped material of the shielding device are closed by a filling material.
Inventors
- 👤 Volker Gronauer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/82; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/1815; H; H01; H01Q; H01Q9/00; H01Q9/04; H01Q9/30; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/104
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
An antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications requiring heat in hollow parts of a patient's body comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal and proximal regions; (b) an insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor covering the proximal and intermediate regions but does not extend to the distal region which serves as the transmitting antenna; and (c) a shielding device applied around the insulator which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil and further wherein the shielding device in the proximal region has gaps interspersed within the shielding device which are filled with a conductive reinforcing material which becomes rigid after application.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
An antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications requiring heat in hollow parts of a patient's body comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal and proximal regions; (b) an insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor covering the proximal and intermediate regions but does not extend to the distal region which serves as the transmitting antenna; and (c) a shielding device applied around the insulator which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil and further wherein the shielding device in the proximal region has gaps interspersed within the shielding device which are filled with a conductive reinforcing material which becomes rigid after application.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An antenna arrangement of claim 1, wherein the conductive reinforcing material is solder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An antenna arrangement of claim 1, wherein the conductive reinforcing material is an electrically conductive plastic material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An antenna arrangement of claim 1, wherein the coaxial cable arrangement is provided with an insertion stop arranged on the shielding device at a predetermined distance within the proximal region.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
An antenna arrangement of claim 1, wherein the distal region is in the form of a cone so that obtuse cone base forms at the distal end of the coaxial cable arrangement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
170 words
An antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications of heat in hollow parts of a patient's body, comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal and proximal regions; a first insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor of the proximal region and a second insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor of the intermediate region wherein the first insulator has a mechanical rigidity greater than that of the second insulator; and (c) a shielding device applied around the insulators which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
170 words
An antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications of heat in hollow parts of a patient's body, comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal and proximal regions; a first insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor of the proximal region and a second insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor of the intermediate region wherein the first insulator has a mechanical rigidity greater than that of the second insulator; and (c) a shielding device applied around the insulators which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
An antenna arrangement of claim 6 wherein the insulator surrounding the proximal region has a dielectric constant equal to the dielectric constant of the insulator of the intermediate region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
An antenna arrangement as in claim 6 further comprising a first dielectric jacket surrounding the shielding in the proximal region and a second dielectric jacket surrounding the shielding device in the intermediate region, wherein the first insulator and first dielectric jacket comprise a thermoplastic material and wherein the second insulator and second dielectric jacket comprise a different thermoplastic insulating material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
An antenna arrangement as in claim 8 wherein the thermoplastic material of the first insulator and dielectric jacket are applied to the cable arrangement by extrusion and the thermoplastic material of the second insulator and dielectric jacket are also applied by extrusion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
204 words
An antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications requiring heat in hollow parts of a patient's body comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal region and proximal region; (b) an insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor covering the proximal and intermediate regions but does not extend to the distal region serving as the transmitting antenna; (c) a shielding device applied around the insulator which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil; (d) a first dielectric jacket surrounding the shielding in the proximal region, and (e) a second dielectric jacket surrounding the shielding device in the intermediate region, wherein the mechanical rigidity of the dielectric of the proximal region is greater than that of the dielectric of the intermediate region.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
204 words
An antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications requiring heat in hollow parts of a patient's body comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal region and proximal region; (b) an insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor covering the proximal and intermediate regions but does not extend to the distal region serving as the transmitting antenna; (c) a shielding device applied around the insulator which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil; (d) a first dielectric jacket surrounding the shielding in the proximal region, and (e) a second dielectric jacket surrounding the shielding device in the intermediate region, wherein the mechanical rigidity of the dielectric of the proximal region is greater than that of the dielectric of the intermediate region.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
199 words
A dilation catheter having at least one lumen and incorporates an antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications requiring heat in hollow parts of a patient's body, said antenna arrangement comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal end and proximal regions; (b) an insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor covering the proximal and intermediate regions but not extending to the distal region which serves as the transmitting antenna; (c) a shielding device applied around the insulator which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil and further wherein the shielding device in the proximal region has gaps interspersed within the shielding device which are filled with a conductive reinforcing material which becomes rigid after application.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
199 words
A dilation catheter having at least one lumen and incorporates an antenna arrangement with a supply line in the form of a coaxial cable arrangement suitable for high frequencies, for medical applications requiring heat in hollow parts of a patient's body, said antenna arrangement comprising: (a) a continuous inner conductor identified by three sections wherein a first section is a distal region relative to a user treating a patient and serves as a transmitting antenna, a second section is a proximal region relative to a user treating a patient, and a third section is an intermediate region located between the distal end and proximal regions; (b) an insulator arranged cylindrically around the inner conductor covering the proximal and intermediate regions but not extending to the distal region which serves as the transmitting antenna; (c) a shielding device applied around the insulator which covers the proximal and intermediate regions, in which the shielding device is selected from the group consisting of knitted metal wire, wrapped metal wire and metal foil and further wherein the shielding device in the proximal region has gaps interspersed within the shielding device which are filled with a conductive reinforcing material which becomes rigid after application.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A dilation catheter of claim 11 having two lumena wherein the antenna arrangement is inserted into one of the lumen and a second lumen is connected to a source dispensing cooling liquid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dilation catheter of claim 12 wherein the second lumen is connected to a source dispensing a salt solution.
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