Treatment templates
OwnerMichael A. SMITH, Sukumar HIRANI +3inventors
InventorsMichael A. SMITH, Sukumar HIRANI, David J. DANITZ, Kevin L. MOSS, Anita L. CROMPTON
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Abstract
Described here are methods and apparatuses, including templates and template systems, for accurately positioning electrode applicator tips in order to treat larger predefined patterns of tissue. Also described here are methods and apparatuses for positioning, e.g., orienting and/or spacing, applicator tip(s) against the tissue while applying energy through some or all of the electrodes in the applicator tip.
Claims20
A template apparatus for guiding an application of electrical energy to a tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a base frame;
- and
- one or more template guides configured to removably fit into the base frame in one or more orientations,
- wherein each template guide of the one or more template guides includes one or more applicator tip engagement position openings configured to receive a distal region of an applicator tip, and
- further wherein the one or more applicator tip engagement position openings of the one or more template guides are configured to form an enlarged treatment pattern after at least one of the one or more template guides held within the base frame in more than one orientation and/or more than one of the one or more template guides are sequentially held within the base frame so that the applicator tip may be received by the one or more applicator tip engagement position openings of the one or more template guides.
A template apparatus for guiding an application of electrical energy to a tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a base frame;
- and
- a plurality of template guides configured to removably fit into the base frame in one or more orientations, wherein each template guide of the plurality of template guides includes one or more applicator tip engagement position openings configured to receive a distal region of an applicator tip, and
- further wherein the one or more applicator tip engagement position openings of a first template guide of the plurality of template guides forms an enlarged treatment pattern with:
- 1) the one or more applicator tip engagement position openings of a second template guide of the plurality of template guides, or 2) the one or more applicator tip engagement position openings of the first template guide in a second orientation of the one or more orientations.
A template apparatus for guiding the application of electrical energy to a tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a base frame;
- a plurality of template guides configured to removably fit into the base frame in a predetermined orientation, wherein each template guide of the plurality of template guides includes one or more applicator tip engagement position openings configured to receive a distal region of an applicator tip and to hold the applicator tip in a fixed position and orientation relative to the tissue, further wherein a least some of the applicator tip engagement position openings include a rotational orientation indicator configured to align with and/or engage a complementary indicator on the distal region of the applicator tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.