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Title:
THERMOTHERAPEUTIC APPLICATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH08252332
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To impart directivity to radiating distribution to selectively irradiate only an affected part, and earn the dose by fitting a thermotherapeutic electrode on the top end of a shaft inserted into a body cavity, and arranging a plurality of small beam source guide tubes in the axial direction of the shaft.

CONSTITUTION: An applicator 1 is formed of a root part 2, a shaft 3, and a top end part 4, the sectional structure of the shaft 3 is made into multilumen structure. A plurality of small beam source insert holes 5 are formed on the shaft 3 along the axial direction, and small beam source guide tubes 6 are inserted to the small beam source insert holes 5. The small beam source insert holes 5 are continued to a high frequency electrode 7 as thermotherapeutic electrode on the top end part 4, and a small beam source 8 is situated so as to be superposed on the high frequency electrode 7 through the small beam source guide tubes 6. Further. the shaft 3 has a feed passage 5a and drainage 5b for cooling water, a temperature sensor insert passage, and an electrode cable insert passage.


Inventors:
NAMIOKA YASUHIRO
HATTA SHINJI
NAGASE TORU
Application Number:
JP5708895A
Publication Date:
October 01, 1996
Filing Date:
March 16, 1995
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO
International Classes:
A61N5/10; A61F7/12; (IPC1-7): A61N5/10; A61F7/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue