Patent ID: 11890467
Assignee: NOVOCURE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 7:
8. A method of planning the positioning of first and second sets of electrode elements on a person's body, the method comprising the steps of:
obtaining a 3D model of electrical conductivity or resistivity of an anatomic volume within the person's body at a given frequency, wherein the anatomic volume is located in or near the person's neck;
identifying a location of target tissue within the anatomic volume;, analyzing electric fields associated with a plurality of layouts for the first and second sets of electrode elements based on the respective layouts, the 3D model of electrical conductivity or resistivity, and the identified location of the target tissue; and
selecting one of the plurality of layouts based on a result of the analyzing,
wherein the first set of electrode elements has a first centroid, and
wherein in each of the plurality of layouts, (a) the first set of electrode elements is positioned on the person's head with the first centroid positioned on the person's head, and (b) the second set of electrode elements is positioned on the person's chest.