DocumentCode :
1396990
Title :
AP-S turnstile
Author :
Bansal, Rajeev
Author_Institution :
University of Connecticut
Volume :
31
Issue :
6
fYear :
1989
fDate :
12/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
53
Lastpage :
53
Abstract :
As many AP-S inventors can readily testify, the transition from a laboratory prototype to a commercially viable product can be an agonizingly slow process. Leonard Taylor (University of Maryland) patented the microwave scalpel in 1979. The device integrates a 2.45 GHz loop antenna with a standard scalpel blade. During surgery on highly vascular organs, such as -the liver or the spleen, the localized microwave field produced by Taylor´s scalpel thermally cauterizes blood vessels. In 1985, an option to manufacture and market the device wasold by the University of Maryland to Advanced Medical Imaging Corp. (Great Neck, NY). Now, a decade after the patent was issued to Taylor, the scalpel is undergoing human clinical trials under FDA supervision. Apparently between 75 and 100 documented surgical cases will be needed before the FDA will consider clearing the device for general use. (Microwaves & R F , March 1989)
Keywords :
Antenna theory; Educational institutions; Microwave communication; Microwave devices; Phased arrays; Roads;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Society Newsletter, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
2168-0329
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.1989.6102041
Filename :
6102041
Link To Document :
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