THERMAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED TISSUE PENETRATION DEPTH USING ADJUSTABLE TREATMENT PRESSURES AND RELATED METHODS - Patent 1433042

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EP 1 433 042 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	16.10.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	30.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/27

(21)	Application number: 02775774.9

(22)	Date of filing: 09.09.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/028688

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/023562 (20.03.2003 Gazette 2003/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

10.09.2001 US 318556 P

(71)	Applicant: Wip IP Corporation
	Southborough, MA 01772 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CIOANTA, Iulian Cary, NC 27513 (US) KLEIN, Richard, Barry Cary, NC 27511 (US)

(74)	Representative: Buckley, Guy Julian et al
	Castles,1 King Street Bakewell,Derbyshire DE45 1DZ Bakewell,Derbyshire DE45 1DZ (GB)

(54)	THERMAL TREATMENT SYSTEMS WITH ENHANCED TISSUE PENETRATION DEPTH USING ADJUSTABLE TREATMENT PRESSURES AND RELATED METHODS