- Patent Title: Ion acceleration complex for the treatment of atrial fibrillations
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Application No.: US14464148Application Date: 2014-08-20
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Publication No.: US10363439B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Ugo Amaldi
- Applicant: Ugo Amaldi
- Applicant Address: IT Novara
- Assignee: FONDAZIONE PER ADROTERAPIA ONCOLOGICA—TERA
- Current Assignee: FONDAZIONE PER ADROTERAPIA ONCOLOGICA—TERA
- Current Assignee Address: IT Novara
- Agency: Young & Thompson
- Priority: ITCO2013A0036 20130822
- Main IPC: A61N5/10
- IPC: A61N5/10 ; H05H7/22 ; H05H9/04

Abstract:
A system (12) is proposed for the acceleration of ions to treat Atrial Fibrillation (AF), arteriovenous malformations (AVMS) and focal epileptic lesions; this system (12) includes a pulsed ion source (1), a pre-accelerator (3) and one or more linear accelerators or linacs (5, 6, 7) operating at frequencies above 1 GHz with a repetition rate between 1 Hz and 500 Hz. The particle beam coming out of the complex (12) can vary (i) in intensity, (ii) in deposition depth and (iii) transversally with respect to the central beam direction. The possibility of adjusting in a few milliseconds and in three orthogonal directions, the location of each energy deposition in the body of the patient makes that system of accelerators (12) perfectly suited to irradiation of a beating heart.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150057484A1 ION ACCELERATION COMPLEX FOR THE TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATIONS Public/Granted day:2015-02-26
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