US Patent 10231865 Endocavity temperature control device

Patent 10231865 was granted and assigned to Profound Medical Inc. on March, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Profound Medical Inc.

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

102318650

Patent Inventor Names

Owen Moffitt0

Michael Wybenga0

Date of Patent

March 19, 2019

Patent Application Number

149880560

Date Filed

January 5, 2016

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kaitlyn E Smith

Patent abstract

An apparatus for temperature controlling an endocavity such as the rectum during thermal therapy of nearby tissues is disclosed. In some aspects the apparatus is mechanically configured to best conform to the patient. In other aspects the apparatus is designed to eliminate gas bubbles from forming or accumulating in certain volumes that would interfere with the thermal therapy. In other aspects the apparatus is optimized for use in cooling the rectum during ultrasound thermal therapy of the prostate.