Method and apparatus for endovascular thermal thrombosis and thermal cancer treatment

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5919187
SERIAL NO

08528915

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A thrombus is generated in an aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation or fistula by means of a catheter having an insulated heating coil coupled to an insulated delivery wire. In one embodiment, two delivery wires are coupled to heating coils to provide a closed circuit. The heating coils may be in the form of a double helix or a single helix in combination with a straight heating coil. The heating coils are permanently connected to the delivery wires. Alternatively, a single insulated heating coil may be attached to a single insulated delivery wire with a uninsulated coil attached to the tip of the insulated heating coil. The electrical circuit is then made through the heating coil and non-insulated electrode coil into the vascular system and to a body electrode. A catheter may also be used for heating blood within the vascular system which is directly flowed into a tumoral mass for the purposes of thermal treatment of cancer.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

  • THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Guglielmi, Guido Santa Monica, CA 30 5324
Ji, Cheng Los Angeles, CA 39 1528

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation