发明授权
- 专利标题: Thin layer ablation apparatus
- 专利标题(中): 薄层消融装置
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申请号: US319373申请日: 1994-10-06
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公开(公告)号: US5575788A公开(公告)日: 1996-11-19
- 发明人: James Baker , Stuart D. Edwards , Chris Jones , Kee S. Lee , Phillip Sommer , Bruno Strul
- 申请人: James Baker , Stuart D. Edwards , Chris Jones , Kee S. Lee , Phillip Sommer , Bruno Strul
- 申请人地址: CA Los Altos
- 专利权人: Edwards; Stuart D.
- 当前专利权人: Edwards; Stuart D.
- 当前专利权人地址: CA Los Altos
- 主分类号: A61B17/00
- IPC分类号: A61B17/00 ; A61B17/42 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/02 ; A61B18/04 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/18 ; A61F2/958 ; A61M3/02 ; A61M16/04 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/06 ; A61N1/08 ; A61N1/40 ; A61B17/36
摘要:
An ablation apparatus for ablating an inner layer in an organ or lumen of a body, or any desired thin layer, includes an expandable member made of a material with a porous exterior surface. An electrolytic solution, housed in an interior of the expandable member, releases electrolytic solution through the porous exterior surface. A conforming member, which can be an open cell foam material, has an RF conductive surface, and a back side in a surrounding relationship to an exterior surface of the expandable member. Further, the conforming member includes non-zone areas that have a first porosity rate for delivering electrolytic solution to the inner layer. The conforming member also includes a zone for housing each RF electrode and electrolytic solution. Zones have a second porosity rate that is less than the first porosity rate, thus permitting electrolytic solution to pass through the non-zone areas at a faster rate than in the zones. The zones provide an area where electrolytic solution is heated to a higher temperature, due to the differences in porosity with the non-zones. With the combination of the electrode and the heated electrolytic solution in each zone, a larger electrode is created, and there is a more effective, and even application of both RF and thermal energy to the tissue site, such as the endometrium.
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