Ablation zone visualization for multiple probes
AssigneeNeuwave Medical, Inc.
InventorMatthew SCHANING
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Abstract
A system is disclosed that includes a first ablation probe including a first antenna, a second ablation probe including a second antenna, and a controller in operable communication with a display. The controller is operable to receive operating parameters associated with the first and second ablation probes, display, on the display, an image of the first and second antennas in a patient, determine a distance between the first and second antennas, compare the distance to a distance threshold, determine an angle between the first and second antennas, compare the angle to an angle threshold, and select a number of expected ablation zones to overlay on the displayed image based on the operating parameters and the comparisons.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a first ablation probe including a first antenna;
- a second ablation probe including a second antenna;
- and
- a controller in operable communication with a display and operable to:
- receive operating parameters associated with the first and second ablation probes;
- display, on the display, images of the first and second antennas positioned within a patient, thereby resulting in a displayed image;
- determine a distance between the first and second antennas;
- compare the distance to a distance threshold;
- determine an angle between the first and second antennas;
- compare the angle to an angle threshold;
- and
- select a number of expected ablation zones to overlay on the displayed image based on the operating parameters and the comparisons.
A system, comprising:
- a first ablation probe including a first antenna;
- a second ablation probe including a second antenna;
- and
- a controller in operable communication with a display and operable to:
- receive operating parameters associated with the first and second ablation probes;
- display, on the display, images of the first and second antennas in a patient, thereby resulting in a displayed image;
- compare a distance between the first and second antennas to a distance threshold;
- compare an angle between the first and second antennas to an angle threshold;
- and
- determine a number of predicted ablation zones to overlay on the displayed image based on the operating parameters and the comparisons.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- receive operating parameters associated with first and second ablation probes and second ablation probes;
- display, on the display, an image of the first and second antennas in a patient;
- determine a distance between the first and second antennas;
- compare the distance to a distance threshold;
- determine an angle between the first and second antennas;
- compare the angle to an angle threshold;
- and
- select a number of expected ablation zones to overlay on the displayed image based on the operating parameters and the comparisons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.