System and Method for an Improved Graphical User Interface that Provides Independent Control of Multiple Radiofrequency Probes During an Ablation Procedure

A method of treating tissue of a patient's body, the method comprising:

• communicatively coupling a controller to the probe assembly, the controller being communicatively coupled to a touch-sensitive display screen;
• inserting the plurality of probes into the patient's body adjacent the tissue of the patient's body;
• displaying a plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions within a user interface of the touch-sensitive display screen, each of the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions corresponding with at least one of the plurality of probes, wherein the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions are sized based at least in part on a number of the plurality of probes;
• detecting a user touch action directed to a user-selected channel control region of the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions of the user interface;
• and
• when the user touch action is detected, performing a control action associated with the at least one probe that corresponds with the user-selected channel control region of the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions.

A system for delivering energy to a patient's body, the system comprising:

• a plurality of probes configured to delivering at least one of electrical or radiofrequency energy to a patient's body;
• a touch-sensitive display screen;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of probes and the touch-sensitive display screen, the controller configured to control a respective flow of electrical current to each of the plurality of probes, the controller comprising memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• displaying a plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions within a user interface of the touch-sensitive display screen, each of the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions corresponding with at least one of the plurality of probes, wherein the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions are sized based at least in part on a number of the plurality of probes;
• monitoring a status of a treatment procedure associated with the at least one of the plurality of probes;
• displaying a status notification indicative of the status within the dynamically sized channel control region that corresponds with the at least one of the plurality of probes.
• detecting a user touch action directed to a user-selected channel control region of the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions of the user interface;
• and
• when the user touch action is detected, performing a control action associated with the probe that corresponds with the user-selected channel control region of the plurality of dynamically sized channel control regions.