Medical system comprising a percutaneous probe
US8942781B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The percutaneous probe, made in MRI-compatible materials, comprises: a body percutaneously inserted into the tissue of a patient's body organ (8) having a region (10) to be analyzed, treated and monitored during a single medical procedure; at least one information collection sensing device (30,33,34); treatment application transducers (30) 360° disposed to emit focused or defocused therapeutic ultra-sound waves. The computerized system comprises a parametrizable command device (50) adapted to simulate then command a generation of the therapeutic ultra-sound waves, and to monitor the treatment by thermal MRI images.
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