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US 11,596,474 B2Granted
Energy delivery systems and uses thereof
AssigneeNeuwave Medical, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Warren van der Weide, Fred T. Lee, Jr., Paul F. Laeseke, Christopher Lee Brace
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Abstract
The present invention relates to comprehensive systems, devices and methods for delivering energy to tissue for a wide variety of applications, including medical procedures (e.g., tissue ablation, resection, cautery, vascular thrombosis, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and dysrhythmias, electrosurgery, tissue harvest, etc.). In certain embodiments, systems, devices, and methods are provided for treating a tissue region (e.g., a tumor) through application of energy.
Claims12
A system comprising
- two or more energy delivery antennas,
- a processor,
- a microwave power supply, and
- a power splitter electrically connected to the two or more energy delivery antennas and the power supply, wherein the power splitter is configured to provide varying amounts of energy to the two or more energy delivery antennas,
- wherein the processor is configured to simultaneously manipulate and/or control the two or more energy delivery antennas, the power splitter, and the microwave power supply,
- wherein said processor is configured to
- generate a predicted map of a tissue ablation region,
- direct placement of the two or more energy delivery antennas during delivery of ablation energy based on the predicted map of the tissue ablation region to achieve a desired ablation result,
- readjust the predicted map of the tissue ablation region during the delivery of ablation energy, and
- redirect placement of the two or more energy delivery antennas during the delivery of ablation energy based on the readjusted predicted map of the tissue ablation region to achieve the desired ablation result.
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