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Apparatus and method for treating tumors near the surface of an organ

  • US 6,337,998 B1
  • Filed: 07/14/1999
  • Issued: 01/08/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for treating a target region in tissue at or beneath a tissue surface, said method comprising:

  • deploying a first array of electrodes in the tissue beneath the tissue surface at the target region;

    deploying a second electrode on the tissue surface over the target region; and

    applying electrical current to the tissue through the electrodes.

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