Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices and methods for remote temperature monitoring in fluid enhanced ablation therapy
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Application No.: US15450806Application Date: 2017-03-06
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Publication No.: US10548654B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Michael G. Curley
- Applicant: Thermedical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: Thermedical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Thermedical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Nutter McClennan & Fish LLP
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B18/04 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B18/16 ; F04B17/03 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B17/00 ; F04B19/22 ; F04B43/04 ; F04B49/06

Abstract:
Devices and methods for monitoring the temperature of tissue at various locations in a treatment volume during fluid enhanced ablation therapy are provided. In one embodiment, an ablation device is provided having an elongate body, at least one ablation element, and at least one temperature sensor. The elongate body includes a proximal and distal end, an inner lumen, and at least one outlet port to allow fluid to be delivered to tissue surrounding the elongate body. The at least one ablation element is configured to heat tissue surrounding the at least one ablation element. The at least one temperature sensor can be positioned a distance away from the at least one ablation element and can be effective to output a measured temperature of tissue spaced a distance apart from the at least one ablation element such that the measured temperature indicates whether tissue is being heating to a therapeutic level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170238993A1 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOTE TEMPERATURE MONITORING IN FLUID ENHANCED ABLATION THERAPY Public/Granted day:2017-08-24
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