Magnetic hyperthermia treatment systems and methods
OwnerBrian Fairclothinventor
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Abstract
Exemplary magnetic hyperthermia treatment systems and methods involve placing a conducting particle having a diameter of 500 microns within a tumor of a patient; and heating the conducting particle with an oscillating magnetic field. In some cases, the particle has a diameter or dimension with a value within a range of about 20 microns to about 1000 microns. In some cases, particle has a diameter or dimension with a value that is greater than 1000 microns.
Claims20
A method of treating a patient presenting with a cancerous tumor, the method comprising:
- placing a conducting particle within the tumor of the patient, wherein the conducting particle has a diameter with a value within a range from about 20 microns to about 1000 microns;
- and
- heating the conducting particle with an oscillating magnetic field.
A system for treating a patient presenting with a cancerous tumor, the system comprising:
- a conducting particle configured to be placed within the tumor of the patient, wherein the conducting particle has a diameter with a value within a range from about 20 microns to about 5000 microns;
- a magnetic field generation device;
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- a computer system in operative association with the magnetic field generation device, the computer system comprising a processor, an electronic storage location operatively coupled with the processor, and processor executable code stored on the electronic storage location and embodied in a tangible non-transitory computer readable medium, the processor executable code comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the magnetic field generation device to generate an oscillating magnetic field that heats the conducting particle.
A method of providing heat to a treatment location of a patient, the method comprising:
- placing a conducting particle at the treatment location of the patient, wherein the conducting particle has a dimension with a value within a range from about 20 microns to about 5000 microns;
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- heating the conducting particle with an oscillating magnetic field, whereby the heated conducting particle provides heat to the treatment location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.