Temperature Controlled Heating Device and Method to Heat a Selected Area of a Biological Body
a temperature control and heating device technology, applied in the field of heating devices and methods, can solve the problems of less desirable and difficult to accept in practice current heating techniques, and achieve the effect of accurately controlling the temperature and safe generation and control of the desired temperatur
Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-14
RELIANT TECH INC
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Enables safe and precise temperature control in selected areas of the body, preventing irreversible damage and effectively deploying or evaporating temperature-sensitive agents, particularly beneficial for photodynamic therapy applications.
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A lack of any type of feedback makes current heating techniques less desirable and difficult to accept in practice.
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[0029] Although the following detailed description contains many specifics for the purposes of illustration, anyone of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate that many variations and alterations to the following exemplary details are within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the following preferred embodiment of the invention is set forth without any loss of generality to, and without imposing limitations upon, the claimed invention.
[0030] The present invention provides a temperature controlled heating device and method to control the temperature of a selected area of a biological body given a desired temperature. The present invention can be used in a variety of medical and therapeutic applications in which it is required to change the temperature of a selected area of a biological body. The present invention could be used to increase the temperature of any selected area such as, but not limited to, cutaneous or subcutaneous tissue, organs, cells, or various anato...
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A heating device and method is provided that controls a desired temperature in a selected area of a body part to obtain a temperature effect within the selected area for therapeutic or medical purposes. It includes temperature gathering means to generate the desired temperature in the selected area. It also includes temperature detecting means to detect the generated temperature form the selected area. It further includes temperature controlling means to control the temperature generating means to obtain that the generated temperature is within a range of the desired temperature. The device and method prevents irreversibly damaging or overheating of the selected area or the tissue surrounding the selected area. It is advantageous to applications where there is a need to accurately control the temperature in a selected area in a biological body, for instance, to deploy or evaporate a temperature sensitive agent in the selected area.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 121,236, “Temperature Controlled Heating Device and Method to Heat a Selected Area of a Biological Body,” filed Apr. 12, 2002. The subject matter of the foregoing is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to a heating device and method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a heating device and method to increase the temperature in a selected area of a biological body and to control that temperature within a desired temperature range. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] In general, there are many different medical and therapeutic applications in which heat is applied to the body. For instance, heat is applied to increase the body temperature when a person suffers from hypothermia. Heat is also applied to the body to establish certain temper...
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IPC IPC(8): A61F7/00A61F7/12A61B17/00A61B18/00A61B18/12A61B18/20
CPCA61B18/00A61B18/12A61B18/20A61B2017/0007A61B2017/00084
Inventor BLACK, MICHAEL
Owner RELIANT TECH INC