Prostate cancer ablation

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A - Human Necessities

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A61N 1/00 (2006.01) A61B 18/04 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2699782

Methods and systems for delivering electrical energy and controlled, mild hyperthermia to a prostate tissue of a patient for destruction of cancerous and/or hyperplastic tissue. A method includes positioning a plurality of electrodes in a target tissue region comprising the prostate tissue, and establishing an alternating electrical current flow through a volume of the prostate tissue to induce mild heating and destruction of cancerous cells in the volume.

L'invention porte sur des méthodes et des systèmes de fourniture d'énergie électrique et d'une hyperthermie régulée et douce à des tissus de la prostate d'un patient en vue de la destruction des tissus cancéreux et/ou hyperplasiques, et sur une méthode consistant à placer plusieurs électrodes dans une zone de tissus cibles comprenant des tissus de la prostate, et à faire circuler un courant électrique alternatif à travers un volume desdits tissus pour produire une chaleur douce et détruire les cellules cancéreuses de ce volume.

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