摘要:
A system including a catheter navigable to a location within a patient, a lumen extending through the catheter and ending at the distal end in an orifice, a fluid controller in fluid communication with the lumen of the catheter and capable of supplying a fluid to or removing a fluid from an area proximate the desired location. The control of the fluid in the area proximate the desired location affecting a dielectric constant of the area proximate the desired location. The system includes a microwave energy source, and a microwave ablation probe connected to the microwave energy source, the microwave ablation probe being navigable to a desired location within the patient. Application of energy from the microwave energy source to the microwave ablation probe in an area proximate the desired location having the affected dielectric constant results in a substantially spherical tissue effect in the area proximate the desired location.
摘要:
A device for cooling a cable assembly for use in an electrosurgical system comprises a housing (450) defining a fluid inlet chamber (462), a fluid outlet chamber (463), and an aperture for receiving a cable assembly therethrough. A tubular sleeve member (489) extends from a distal portion of the housing. The device further has a flexible fluid-cooled shaft (410) including: an inlet sleeve (431); an outlet sleeve (435); an inner tubular member (441) coaxially disposed about and slideably coupled to the inlet sleeve; and an outer tubular member (445) coaxially disposed about and slideably coupled to the outlet sleeve. The flexible fluid-cooled shaft (410) is in fluid communication with the inlet chamber (462) and the outlet chamber (463) of the housing, and the tubular sleeve member (489) is configured to house a portion of the flexible fluid-cooled shaft (410).
摘要:
A system including a catheter navigable to a location within a patient, a lumen extending through the catheter and ending at the distal end in an orifice, a fluid controller in fluid communication with the lumen of the catheter and capable of supplying a fluid to or removing a fluid from an area proximate the desired location. The control of the fluid in the area proximate the desired location affecting a dielectric constant of the area proximate the desired location. The system includes a microwave energy source, and a microwave ablation probe connected to the microwave energy source, the microwave ablation probe being navigable to a desired location within the patient. Application of energy from the microwave energy source to the microwave ablation probe in an area proximate the desired location having the affected dielectric constant results in a substantially spherical tissue effect in the area proximate the desired location.
摘要:
An isolating circuit for an electrosurgical resection system comprises a combining circuit (308) having a first input connectable to an RF channel (306), a second input connectable to a microwave channel (304), and an output in communication with the first and second inputs for conveying RF and microwave energy to a common signal pathway. A waveguide isolator (312) is connected to isolate the microwave energy from the RF energy. The waveguide isolator comprises a conductive input section that mates with a conductive output section to define a waveguide cavity within a volume enclosed by the input and output sections. A DC isolation barrier is arranged between the input and output sections. The combining circuit output includes a signal conductor and a ground conductor. A capacitive structure is provided between the ground conductor and the conductive input section to inhibit coupling of the RF energy and leakage of the microwave energy.
摘要:
A dipole microwave applicator emits microwave radiation into tissue to be treated. The applicator is formed from a thin coax cable having an inner conductor surrounded by an insulator, which is surrounded by an outer conductor. A portion of the inner conductor extends beyond the insulator and the outer conductor. A ferrule at the end of the outer conductor has a step and a sleeve that surrounds a portion of the extended inner conductor. A tuning washer is attached to the end of the extended inner conductor. A dielectric tip encloses the tuning washer, the extended inner conductor, and the sleeve of the ferrule. The sleeve of the ferrule and the extended inner conductor operate as the two arms of the dipole microwave antenna. The tuning washer faces the step in the ferrule, and is sized and shaped to cooperate with the step in balancing and tuning the applicator.
摘要:
An isolating circuit for electrosurgical generator arranged to produce radiofrequency (RF) energy and microwave energy for treating biological tissue. The generator has an RF channel and a microwave channel which are combined at signal combiner to enable the RF energy and microwave energy to be delivered into tissue along a common feed path. The isolating circuit comprises a tunable waveguide isolator at a junction between the microwave channel and signal combiner, and can include a capacitive structure between a ground conductor of the signal combiner and a conductive input section of the waveguide isolator to inhibit coupling of the RF energy and leakage of the microwave energy. The isolating circuit can combine into a single tunable unit all the necessary components to isolate the microwave and RF channels from one another whilst providing a high withstanding voltage.
摘要:
A treatment device comprises a housing (450A) defining an aperture on a proximal end thereof, an inlet chamber (462), and an outlet chamber (463). A tubular sleeve member (489) extends from a distal portion of the housing. A cable assembly (15) is disposed within the housing via the aperture. The cable assembly includes an inner conductor (220), an outer conductor (224), and a dielectric material (222) disposed between the inner conductor and the outer conductor. A fluid-cooled shaft (410) is slidingly coupled to the tubular sleeve member (489) of the housing and in fluid communication with the inlet chamber (462) and the outlet chamber (463) of the housing.