公开(公告)号：EP2521503A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-14

申请号：EP11732051.5

申请日：2011-01-04

申请人： Curo Medical, Inc.

发明人： CHENG, Tai, C. ,  CHENG, Elbert, T. ,  CHENG, Jacqueline, T.

IPC分类号： A61B18/00

CPC分类号： A61B18/082 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/1402 ,  A61B18/1477 ,  A61B2018/00083 ,  A61B2018/00101 ,  A61B2018/00136 ,  A61B2018/00595 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/00702 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00821 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/1425 ,  A61B2018/1869

摘要： Miniaturized, handheld medical heating devices utilize an electrical heater formed from a self-limiting conductive material, such as a conductive polymer or ceramic. The material has an electrical resistance that gradually changes with temperature such that heat production from electrical current through the material varies the resistance. A thermally insulating jacket contains the self-limiting heater element, which can be coupled to an electrical power supply. In one embodiment, a probe thermally coupled to the heater extends outward from the jacket. In another embodiment, the self-limiting conductive material is in series with one electrode of an electrode pair (or three electrodes) adapted to deliver radio frequency energy to tissue.

摘要翻译： 小型化，手持医疗装置利用加热从自限性导电材料检查导电聚合物或陶瓷形成的电加热器。 该材料具有对电阻并逐渐改变与温度搜索做产热量从电流流过的材料而变化的电阻。 隔热护套包含自限制加热元件，可以在电力供给被耦合到。 在一个实施方式中，热耦合到所述加热器的样品向外从护套延伸。 实施例。在又一个中，自限性的导电材料与电极对（或三个电极）angepasst提供射频能量到组织的一个电极串联。