EP 4072457 A1 20221019 - THERMAL ACCELERANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE
Title (en)
THERMAL ACCELERANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE
Title (de)
WÄRMEBESCHLEUNIGERZUSAMMENSETZUNGEN UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG
Title (fr)
COMPOSITIONS D'ACCÉLÉRANT THERMIQUE ET PROCÉDÉS D'UTILISATION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201916708416 A 20191209
- US 2020064082 W 20201209
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2021119173A1] A thermal accelerant is delivered to a tissue site and localized to modulate the shape, extent or other characteristic of RF or microwave-induced hyperthermic tissue ablation. The accelerant may be provided via an image-guided hand piece or via a lumen added to a microwave antenna, and promotes faster heating, more complete ablation and/or a more extensive treatment region to reduce recurrence of treated cancers, overcoming natural limitations, variations in tissue response and drop-off or thermal loss away from the antenna. The accelerant is delivered as a viscous but heat sensitive fluid, and is fixed in place to provide regions of preferential absorption or heating. Shorter exposure times to heat the far field may allow survival of vulnerable tissue such as vessels, and multiple antennae may be used for effective treatment of irregular or large tumors.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61N 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A61B 18/06 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61B 90/37 (2016.02 - EP); A61K 41/0052 (2013.01 - EP); A61K 49/0409 (2013.01 - EP); A61K 49/1803 (2013.01 - EP); A61K 49/226 (2013.01 - EP); A61N 7/02 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2018/00529 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01 - EP KR); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02 - EP); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02 - EP); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02 - EP); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2021119173 A1 20210617; WO 2021119173 A4 20210805; EP 4072457 A1 20221019; EP 4072457 A4 20240103; JP 2023506466 A 20230216; KR 20220125252 A 20220914
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2020064082 W 20201209; EP 20899590 A 20201209; JP 2022535545 A 20201209; KR 20227023594 A 20201209