Patents Represented by Attorney Thomas C. Auchterlonie
  • Patent number: 5549639
    Abstract: A coaxial hyperthermia applicator for applying non-invasively electromagnetic energy to a body against which it is placed. The coaxial applicator antenna has formed integrally within it a non-invasive radiometric antenna for receiving thermoelectromagnetic emissions. The coaxial-configured applicator produces a bell-shaped radiation pattern symmetric about the axis of symmetry of the coaxial applicator. Integrating the radiometric antenna within the coaxial applicator produces a single device that performs dual functions. The first function is to transmit non-invasively energy for heating a subcutaneous tumor. The second function is to receive non-invasively thermal electromagnetic radiation from the tumor by which temperature is sensed and fed back to control the output of the coaxial applicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventor: Michael P. Ross