US 12,076,557 B2
Treatment assembly for providing tumor treating fields to animal test subjects
Mijal Munster, Haifa (IL); Yoram Wasserman, Haifa (IL); Michael Shtotland, Be'er Sheva (IL); Shiri Davidi, Haifa (IL); Roni Blat, Haifa (IL); Golan Bar Tal, Haifa (IL); Moshe Giladi, Haifa (IL); Michael Krinitsky, Haifa (IL); and Shalom Strauss, Haifa (IL)
Assigned to NOVOCURE GMBH, Root (CH)
Filed by NOVOCURE GMBH, Root (CH)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/939,105.
Application 17/939,105 is a continuation of application No. 17/127,225, filed on Dec. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,439,816.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/104,788, filed on Oct. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/951,605, filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0001196 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61D 3/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36002 (2017.08) [A61N 1/048 (2013.01); A61N 1/0488 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61D 3/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/025 (2013.01); A61N 1/0476 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A treatment assembly comprising:
an inner layer having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the inner layer defines a plurality of openings extending therethrough;
a plurality of plates, each plate being at least partially received within a respective opening of the plurality of openings of the inner layer;
treatment circuitry comprising:
a cable having a plurality of electrical leads; and
a flexible circuit board comprising a plurality of lead ends, each electrical lead of the cable being electrically connected to a respective lead end of the plurality of lead ends, wherein the flexible circuit board comprises an alternating profile portion that is configured to permit modification of an operative length of the alternating profile portion in response to movement of a test subject; and
a cover layer attached to the outer surface of the inner layer and overlying the plurality of lead ends of the flexible circuit board,
wherein the plurality of lead ends of the flexible circuit board are in contact with respective plates of the plurality of plates to define a plurality of electrodes, each electrode of the plurality of electrodes comprising a respective lead end and a respective plate,
wherein the plurality of electrodes comprises a head electrode that is configured to be positioned on a head of the test subject and a torso electrode that is configured to be positioned on a torso of the test subject, and wherein the alternating profile portion of the flexible circuit board is positioned between and coupled to the torso electrode and the head electrode.