US 12,029,898 B2
Arrays for delivering tumor treating fields (TTFields) with selectively addressable sub-elements
Yoram Wasserman, Haifa (IL); Michael Krinitsky, Haifa (IL); Sergey Kirilov, Haifa (IL); Michael Shtotland, Haifa (IL); and Victor Kaikov, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to Novocure GmbH, Root (CH)
Filed by Novocure GmbH, Root (CH)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,221.
Application 17/836,221 is a continuation of application No. 16/686,918, filed on Nov. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,395,916.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/769,319, filed on Nov. 19, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409893 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/08 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0404 (2013.01); A61N 1/40 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for applying an alternating electric field to a subject's body, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of sets of at least two electrode elements, wherein all of the electrode elements within any given set of electrode elements are adjacent to each other;
a support configured to hold the plurality of sets of electrode elements against the subject's body; and
a plurality of temperature sensors, wherein each of the temperature sensors is positioned to sense a temperature at a respective one of the sets of electrode elements and generate a respective signal indicative of the sensed temperature.