Patents by Inventor Jaak Berendson

Jaak Berendson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6162219
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an electrode for destruction of biological tissue, suitably tumor tissue such as cancer. Prior art electrodes suffers from several disadvantages, such as e.g. a non-uniform current distribution, resulting in a oval and unpredictable destruction zone in the tissue. The present invention provides an electrode for destruction of biological tissue, comprising an electrical conductor (2) with a first thickness (t.sub.1), provided with electrical insulation (3) having a second thickness (t.sub.2), the conductor being connected to a current source at one end and electrically connected to an electrode head (4) at the other end of the conductor, where the electrode head serves for supplying current to the zone of the biological tissue, wherein the electrode head (4) is substantially spherical (5,10) with a diameter (D), where said diameter of the sphere is equal to or larger than said first thickness (t.sub.1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: Akzo Nobel N.V.
    Inventors: Eva Nilsson, Jaak Berendson