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US 2014/0194786 A1Published application
Method and system for tissue modulation
AssigneeKona Medical, Inc.
InventorsMichael Gertner, David Perozek, Jimin Zhang, Arash Sabet
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Abstract
A method of modulating tissue of an internal organ in vivo, includes: fixating the tissue on a shaped device; and focusing radiation on the fixated tissue using a radiation-emitting system so as to modulate the tissue, wherein said radiation-emitting system is non-local with respect to said shaped device.
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A method of modulating tissue of an internal organ in vivo, comprising:
- fixating the tissue on a shaped device;
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- focusing radiation on the fixated tissue using a radiation-emitting system so as to modulate the tissue, wherein said radiation-emitting system is non-local with respect to said shaped device.
A catheter system, comprising:
- a) a shaped device adapted for being introduced into a living body and being configured for fixating a tissue thereon so as to shape the tissue generally according to a shape of said device;
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- b) at least one passive ultrasound sensor mounted on said device and configured for sensing at least one of:
- a position of said shaped device within a living body, and radiation emitted by an ultrasound radiation-emitting system being external to the body.
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A system for modulating tissue of an internal organ in vivo, comprising:
- a shaped device adapted for being introduced into a living body and being configured for fixating a tissue thereon so as to shape the tissue generally according to a shape of said device;
- a radiation-emitting system configured for emitting radiation from a location external to the body and focusing said radiation on the fixated tissue;
- a scanning system operative to scan said radiation over said fixated tissue;
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- a controller, configured for controlling said radiation-emitting system and said scanning system such that said scan is along a predetermined path corresponding to said shape of said device so as to from a modulation pattern on the tissue.
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A system for modulating tissue of an internal organ in vivo, comprising:
- a shaped device adapted for being introduced into a living body;
- a radiation-emitting system configured for emitting radiation from a location distant from said shaped device and for focusing said radiation on said shaped device;
- at least one sensor mounted on said device, and being configured for sensing said radiation;
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- a data processor, configured for analyzing signals received from said at least one sensor and calculate at least one of:
- a relative location and a distance of a focal region of said radiation.
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