A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD TO HEAT A SELECTED AREA OF A BIOLOGICAL BODY

摘要

A heating device and method is provided that controls a desired temperature in a selected area of a body part to obtain a temperature effect within the selected area for therapeutic or medical purposes. It includes temperature-generating means to generate the desired temperature in the selected area. It also includes temperature-detecting means to detect the generated temperature from the selected area. It further includes temperature-controlling means to control the temperature generating means to obtain that the generated temperature is within a range of the desired temperature. The device and method prevents irreversibly damaging or overheating of the selected area or the tissue surrounding the selected area. It is advantageous to applications where there is a need to accurately control the temperature in a selected area in a biological body, for instance, to deploy or evaporate a temperature sensitive agent in the selected