Methods of automatically regulating operation of ablation members based on determined temperatures
US8961506B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N7/022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for treating tissue that employ a radiometer for temperature measurements and use feedback from the radiometer to regulate energy being applied to the tissue are provided. For example, methods and systems are provided for calculating temperature based on signal(s) from a radiometer, which may provide useful information about tissue temperature at depth, and automatically regulating energy applied to the tissue based on the tissue temperature.
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