Kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment
AssigneeElesta S.P.A.
InventorsFrancesco Lonero, Leonardo Masotti, Stefano Modi, Fabrizio Spezia
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Abstract
The kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment, comprises at least two optical fibers (5), each of which is equipped; at a first end with a connector (5A) to a laser source (7); and in proximity to a second end with a device (5B) for constraining to a pervious needle (9). The kit comprises a coding system that characterizes one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another.
Claims27
A kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment comprising:
- at least two optical fibers, each of said at least two optical fibers comprising a connector to a laser source at a first end thereof and a device for constraining a pervious needle in proximity to a second end thereof;
- a coding system that characterizes one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another, and wherein said coding system comprises for each fiber a first coding element combined to the corresponding device for constraining said fiber to the needle, wherein said devices for constraining the fibers to the needles differ in color from one another, to distinguish one fiber from the other, the color constituting said first coding element.
A kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment comprising:
- at least two optical fibers, each of said at least two optical fibers comprising a connector to a laser source at a first end thereof and a device for constraining a pervious needle in proximity to a second end thereof;
- a coding system that characterizes one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another, and wherein said coding system comprises for each fiber a first coding element combined to the corresponding device for constraining said fiber to the needle;
- at least two needles having characteristics differing from one another to distinguish one needle from the other, each of said needles having a coding corresponding to the coding of a respective fiber, to unequivocally couple each fiber with a respective needle corresponding thereto.
A kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment comprising:
- at least two optical fibers, each of said at least two optical fibers comprising a connector to a laser source at a first end thereof and a device for constraining a pervious needle in proximity to a second end thereof;
- a coding system that characterizes one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another, and wherein said coding system comprises for each fiber a first coding element combined to the corresponding device for constraining said fiber to the needle, wherein said device for constraining the fiber to the needle comprises a through hole for said fiber and a first end constrainable to said needle, a system to regulate the length of the portion of fiber insertable in said needle and a member to lock the fiber in an axially adjustable position inside the through hole, said member to lock the fiber being positioned at a second end of the constraining device, opposite the first end constrainable to the needle.
A kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment comprising:
- at least two optical fibers, each of said at least two optical fibers comprising a connector to a laser source at a first end thereof and a device for constraining a pervious needle in proximity to a second end thereof;
- a coding system that characterizes one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another, and wherein said coding system comprises for each fiber a first coding element combined to the corresponding device for constraining said fiber to the needle, said device for constraining the fiber to the needle comprising a through hole for said fiber and a first end constrainable to said needle and an at least partially transparent portion, on which a graduated scale is marked and the fiber has a reference mark visible through said transparent portion to adjust the position of the fiber with respect to the device for constraining the needle, each of said constraining devices comprising an intermediate flange, on one side of said flange an end for connection to the needle, and on the opposite side of said flange a tang through which said fiber passes, said at least partially transparent portion with said graduated scale being provided on said end for connection to the needle.
A kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment comprising:
- at least two optical fibers, each of said at least two optical fibers comprising a connector to a laser source at a first end thereof and a device for constraining a pervious needle in proximity to a second end thereof;
- a coding system that characterizes one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another, and wherein said coding system comprises for each fiber a first coding element combined to the corresponding device for constraining said fiber to the needle;
- at least one guide for at least one needle, wherein said at least one guide comprises two portions movable in relation to one another, one of said portions comprising one or more seats for passage of the needles and the other of said portions being constrainable to an ultrasound probe, the reciprocal layout of said two portions being variable to modify the relative position between ultrasound probe and needles.
A kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment comprising at least two optical fibers, each of which is equipped:
- at a first end with a connector to a laser source and, in proximity to a second end with a device for constraining to a pervious needle, wherein:
- a coding system is provided for individually characterizing one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another;
- and comprising at least two needles having echogenicity characteristics differing from one another to distinguish one needle from the other in an ultrasound image.
A kit of optical fibers for percutaneous ablative treatment comprising at least two optical fibers, each of which is equipped:
- at a first end with a connector to a laser source and, in proximity to a second end with a device for constraining to a pervious needle, including a coding system that characterizes one fiber with respect to the other, allowing said fibers to be distinguished from one another;
- wherein said device for constraining the fiber to the needle comprises a through hole for said fiber and a first end constrainable to said needle and at least partially transparent portion, on which a graduated scale is marked, the fiber having a reference mark visible through said transparent portion, to adjust the position of the fiber with respect to the device for constraining the needle.
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