DE69021798D1 - Apparat zum Zuführen elektromagnetischer Energie zu einem Körperteil eines Patienten. - Google Patents

Apparat zum Zuführen elektromagnetischer Energie zu einem Körperteil eines Patienten.

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DE69021798D1
DE69021798D1 DE69021798T DE69021798T DE69021798D1 DE 69021798 D1 DE69021798 D1 DE 69021798D1 DE 69021798 T DE69021798 T DE 69021798T DE 69021798 T DE69021798 T DE 69021798T DE 69021798 D1 DE69021798 D1 DE 69021798D1
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electrode
generating circuit
patient
electromagnetic energy
electromagnetic radiation
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Stanley Brian Field
Jeffrey Howard Phipps
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Rocket of London Ltd
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Priority claimed from GB898914118A external-priority patent/GB8914118D0/en
Priority claimed from GB898914933A external-priority patent/GB8914933D0/en
Priority claimed from GB898928347A external-priority patent/GB8928347D0/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1485—Probes or electrodes therefor having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural openings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/40—Applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling ; Applying radio-frequency signals
    • A61N1/403—Applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling ; Applying radio-frequency signals for thermotherapy, e.g. hyperthermia
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/42—Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments or methods
    • A61B2017/4216—Operations on uterus, e.g. endometrium
DE69021798T 1989-06-20 1990-06-20 Apparat zum Zuführen elektromagnetischer Energie zu einem Körperteil eines Patienten. Expired - Lifetime DE69021798D1 (de)

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GB898914118A GB8914118D0 (en) 1989-06-20 1989-06-20 Radio frequency apparatus
GB898914933A GB8914933D0 (en) 1989-06-29 1989-06-29 Radio frequency apparatus
GB898928347A GB8928347D0 (en) 1989-12-15 1989-12-15 Radiation generation apparatus

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DE69021798D1 true DE69021798D1 (de) 1995-09-28

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EP (1) EP0407057B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE126714T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69021798D1 (de)

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