Energy application apparatus for applying energy to an object

A catheter for being introduced into an object (3), the catheter comprising:

• a plurality of energy application elements (4) for applying energy to the object (3) at different locations,
• a plurality of ultrasound elements for generating ultrasound signals being indicative of a property of the object (3) at the different locations,
• wherein to a respective energy application element of the plurality of energy application elements one or more ultrasound elements are assigned,
• wherein the catheter is adapted to cooperate with:
• an energy application influence determining unit (8) for determining an energy application influence of the applied energy to the different locations from the generated ultrasound signals,
• a control unit (9) for individually controlling at least one energy application element (4) depending on the energy application influence determined for the location at which the at least one energy application element (4) applies energy, wherein the control unit is adapted to control a respective energy application element depending on one or several energy applications influences determined from one or several ultrasound signals of one or several ultrasound elements assigned to the respective energy application element.

A controller for controlling the application of energy to an object (3), wherein the controller (71) is adapted to cooperate with:

• a plurality of energy application elements (4) for applying energy to the object (3) at different locations,
• a plurality of ultrasound elements for generating an ultrasound signals being indicative of a property of the object (3) at the different locations, wherein to a respective energy application element of the plurality of energy application elements one or more ultrasound elements are assigned,
• wherein the controller comprises:
• an energy application influence determining unit (8) for determining an energy application influence of the applied energy to the different locations from the generated ultrasound signals,
• a control unit (9) for individually controlling at least one energy application element (4) depending on the energy application influence determined for the location at which the at least one energy application element (4) applies energy, wherein the control unit is adapted to control a respective energy application element depending on one or several energy application influences determined from one or several ultrasound signals of one or several ultrasound elements assigned to the respective energy application element.