Thomas L Shaffer

US Patent:

51585367, Oct 27, 1992

Filed:

Mar 19, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/495817

Inventors:

K. Michael Sekins - Bellevue WA
Thomas H. Shaffer - Lansdowne PA
Marla R. Wolfson - Wyndmoor PA

Assignee:

Biopulmonics, Inc. - Redmond WA
Temple University - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

A61N 130

US Classification:

604 20

Abstract:

A hyperthermic treatment of lung cancer, by temporarily filling with a liquid medium preselected pulmonary air passages adjoining pulmonary tissues containing malignant cells, circulating exogenously heated liquid medium at from about 41. degree. to ab This invention was made with government support under Small Business Innovation Research Program Grant No. 1 R43 CA48611-01 awarded by the Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services. The government has certain rights in the invention.