WO2005011049A3 - Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas - Google Patents

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WO2005011049A3
WO2005011049A3 PCT/US2004/022555 US2004022555W WO2005011049A3 WO 2005011049 A3 WO2005011049 A3 WO 2005011049A3 US 2004022555 W US2004022555 W US 2004022555W WO 2005011049 A3 WO2005011049 A3 WO 2005011049A3
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antenna
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microwave antennas
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Roman Turovskiy
Steven Kim
Mani Prakash
Francesca Rossetto
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Vivant Medical Inc
Roman Turovskiy
Steven Kim
Mani Prakash
Francesca Rossetto
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Priority to AU2004260453A priority patent/AU2004260453B2/en
Priority to JP2006520296A priority patent/JP4630278B2/en
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Priority to AU2010201894A priority patent/AU2010201894B2/en

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Abstract

Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas are disclosed herein. The cooling systems (10) can be used with various types of microwave antennas. One variation generally comprises a handle portion with an elongate outer jacket extending from the handle portion. A microwave antenna is positioned within the handle and outer jacket such that cooling fluid pumped into the handle comes into contact directly along a portion of the length, or a majority of the length, or the entire length of the antenna to allow for direct convective cooling. Other variations include cooling sheaths which form defined cooling channels around a portion of the antenna. Yet another variation includes passively-cooled systems which utilize expandable balloons to urge tissue away from the surface of the microwave antenna as well as cooling sheaths which are cooled through endothermic chemical reactions. Furthermore, the microwave antennas themselves can have cooling lumens integrated directly therethrough.
PCT/US2004/022555 2003-07-18 2004-07-13 Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas WO2005011049A2 (en)

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EP04778192A EP1659969B1 (en) 2003-07-18 2004-07-13 Devices for cooling microwave antennas
CA2532979A CA2532979C (en) 2003-07-18 2004-07-13 Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas
AU2004260453A AU2004260453B2 (en) 2003-07-18 2004-07-13 Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas
JP2006520296A JP4630278B2 (en) 2003-07-18 2004-07-13 Apparatus and method for cooling a microwave antenna
AU2010201894A AU2010201894B2 (en) 2003-07-18 2010-05-11 Devices and methods for cooling microwave antennas

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