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Apparatus for cooling irradiated skin areas

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-01-30
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1983-01-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edwin J Liebner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 20:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/10; A61F; A61F7/00; A61F7/10; A61F2007/0054; A61F2007/0056; A61F2007/0057; A61N2005/002; A61N2005/007; A61N2005/1092; A61N2005/1096

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 178 words
IN APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF A HUMAN PATIENT WITH A SOURCE IRRADIATION MACHINE LOCATED EXTERNALLY OF THE PATIENT, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR COOLING THE SKIN AREA UNDERGOING IRRADIATION, SAID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A RECTANGULAR FRAME OF CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE MEMBERS JOINED TO A TOP MEMBER AND TO A BOTTOM MEMBER, SAID FRAME DEFINING AND SURROUNDING AN OPENING, EACH OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS BEING FORMED WITH AN INTERNAL FLUID FLOW CHANNEL IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE FLUID FLOW CHANNELS OF THE ADJACENT MEMBERS, A LONGITUDINAL SLOT FORMED IN EACH OF THE FACING INNER SURFACES OF THE SIDE MEMBERS AND IN EACH OF THE FACING INNER SURFACES OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID SLOTS COMMUNICATING THE CORRESPONDING FLUID FLOW CHANNEL WITH SAID OPENING, AT LEAST ONE INLET COMMUNICATING SAID CHANNELS WITH A SOURCE OF COOLANT FLUID, MEANS FOR DIRECTING FLOW OF FLUID FROM SAID SLOTS THROUGH SAID OPENING AND FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID FLUID DIRECTLY AGAINST THE SKIN AREA OF THE PATIENT, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A COOLANT FLUID TO SAID CHANNELS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 178 words
IN APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF A HUMAN PATIENT WITH A SOURCE IRRADIATION MACHINE LOCATED EXTERNALLY OF THE PATIENT, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A COOLING ASSEMBLY FOR COOLING THE SKIN AREA UNDERGOING IRRADIATION, SAID ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A RECTANGULAR FRAME OF CHANNEL MEMBERS HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED SIDE MEMBERS JOINED TO A TOP MEMBER AND TO A BOTTOM MEMBER, SAID FRAME DEFINING AND SURROUNDING AN OPENING, EACH OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS BEING FORMED WITH AN INTERNAL FLUID FLOW CHANNEL IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE FLUID FLOW CHANNELS OF THE ADJACENT MEMBERS, A LONGITUDINAL SLOT FORMED IN EACH OF THE FACING INNER SURFACES OF THE SIDE MEMBERS AND IN EACH OF THE FACING INNER SURFACES OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM MEMBERS, EACH OF SAID SLOTS COMMUNICATING THE CORRESPONDING FLUID FLOW CHANNEL WITH SAID OPENING, AT LEAST ONE INLET COMMUNICATING SAID CHANNELS WITH A SOURCE OF COOLANT FLUID, MEANS FOR DIRECTING FLOW OF FLUID FROM SAID SLOTS THROUGH SAID OPENING AND FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID FLUID DIRECTLY AGAINST THE SKIN AREA OF THE PATIENT, AND MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A COOLANT FLUID TO SAID CHANNELS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-03-06 1970-09-05 1971-03-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-03-06 1974-09-05 1975-03-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-03-06 1978-09-05 1979-03-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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