Patent ID: 11957619
Assignee: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method of treating an anatomical vessel, the method comprising:
positioning a medical device around the anatomical vessel and/or any unresected tumor adjacent thereto; and
actuating the medical device to heat at least a portion of an anatomical vessel or any unresected tumor adjacent thereto to a hyperthermic temperature sufficient to diminish or prevent future tumor growth,
wherein the medical device comprises:
a first semi-cylindrical shell and a second semi-cylindrical shell, together defining an inner lumen adapted and configured to receive an anatomical vessel;
one or more energy sources; and
a controller programmed to control operation of the one or more energy sources to heat at least a portion of the anatomical vessel or a tumor adjacent thereto to a hyperthermic temperature sufficient to diminish or prevent future tumor growth,
wherein the one or more energy sources comprise radiofrequency (RF) energy generating units.