Microwave Ablation Safety Pad, Microwave Safety Pad System and Method of Use

A microwave ablation safety pad system comprising:

• a microwave ablation safety pad including:
• a base layer configured to support a cooling medium designed to absorb thermal energy;
• an electromagnetic shielding layer adjacent the base layer, the electromagnetic shielding layer including a faraday shield configured to prevent the generation of electromagnetic fields;
• and
• a physical protection layer adjacent the electromagnetic shielding layer, the physical protection layer configured to resist penetration therethrough.
• a ground connection connected to the electromagnetic shielding layer and providing a ground potential thereto.

19 A microwave ablation safety pad system, comprising:

• a microwave generator capable of generating a microwave frequency signal;
• at least one microwave ablation device, including a microwave antenna, the microwave antenna configured to resonate and deliver microwave energy to a target tissue, and
• a microwave ablation safety pad configured to prevent:
• thermal energy generated in the tissue target from conducting to a healthy tissue;
• the emanation of electrosurgical fields to healthy tissue, and
• the microwave ablation device from physically contacting healthy tissue.