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US 11,672,584 B2Granted
Medical system and method of use
AssigneeTsunami MedTech, LLC
InventorsMichael Hoey, John H. Shadduck
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for applying energy to tissue, and more particularly relates to a system for ablating or modifying structures in a body with systems and methods that generate a flow of vapor at a controlled flow rate for applying energy to the body structure.
Claims15
A medical system for applying energy to tissue, comprising:
- a handle;
- an elongate member coupled to the handle, the elongate member comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
- a coil in the handle having a flow channel extending helically therein, the flow channel being coupled to a liquid media source, the coil being coupled to a flow channel in the elongate member;
- a pump configured to cause the flow of liquid media from the liquid media source to the flow channel;
- an electrical source coupled to the coil such that delivery of energy to the coil converts the flow of liquid media to a flow of vapor media via resistive heating of the flow channel;
- a controller operatively coupled to the electrical source and pump;
- a temperature sensor within the handle and coupled to the coil, wherein the temperature sensor communicates with the controller to adjust the temperature of the flow channel;
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- a pressure sensor within the handle, wherein the pressure sensor communicates with the controller to adjust the delivery of energy to the coil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.