公开(公告)号：US20080071259A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-20

申请号：US11945072

申请日：2007-11-26

申请人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

发明人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

IPC分类号： A61B18/18

CPC分类号： A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B2018/1807 ,  A61B2018/1861

摘要： A flexible microwave antenna assembly for a surgical ablation instrument capable of conforming to a tissue surface for ablation thereof. The ablation instrument includes a transmission line having a proximal portion suitable for connection to an electromagnetic energy source. The antenna assembly includes a flexible antenna coupled to the transmission line for radially generating an electric field sufficiently strong to cause tissue ablation. A flexible shield device is coupled to the antenna to substantially shield a surrounding area of the antenna from the electric field radially generated therefrom while permitting a majority of the field to be directed generally in a predetermined direction. A flexible insulator is disposed between the shield device and the antenna which defines a window portion enabling the transmission of the directed electric field in the predetermined direction. The antenna, the shield device and the insulator are formed for selective manipulative bending thereof, as a unit, to one of a plurality of contact positions to generally conform the window portion to the biological tissue surface to be ablated.

摘要翻译： 一种用于外科消融器械的柔性微波天线组件，其能够符合组织表面以用于其消融。 消融器具包括具有适于连接到电磁能源的近端部分的传输线。 天线组件包括耦合到传输线的柔性天线，用于径向地产生足够强的电场以引起组织消融。 柔性屏蔽装置耦合到天线，以基本上屏蔽天线的周围区域与从其径向产生的电场，同时允许大部分区域通常沿预定方向定向。 柔性绝缘体设置在屏蔽装置和天线之间，该天线限定能够沿着预定方向传输定向电场的窗口部分。 形成天线，屏蔽装置和绝缘体，用于将其作为一个单元选择性操作地弯曲成多个接触位置中的一个，以将窗口部分大体上与待烧蚀的生物组织表面相一致。

公开(公告)号：US07301131B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-27

申请号：US11356917

申请日：2006-02-16

申请人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

发明人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

IPC分类号： H05B6/64 ,  A61N1/00

CPC分类号： A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B2018/1807 ,  A61B2018/1861

摘要： A flexible microwave antenna assembly for a surgical ablation instrument capable of conforming to a tissue surface for ablation thereof. The ablation instrument includes a transmission line having a proximal portion suitable for connection to an electromagnetic energy source. The antenna assembly includes a flexible antenna coupled to the transmission line for radially generating an electric field sufficiently strong to cause tissue ablation. A flexible shield device is coupled to the antenna to substantially shield a surrounding area of the antenna from the electric field radially generated therefrom while permitting a majority of the field to be directed generally in a predetermined direction. A flexible insulator is disposed between the shield device and the antenna which defines a window portion enabling the transmission of the directed electric field in the predetermined direction. The antenna, the shield device and the insulator are formed for selective manipulative bending thereof, as a unit, to one of a plurality of contact positions to generally conform the window portion to the biological tissue surface to be ablated.

摘要翻译： 一种用于外科消融器械的柔性微波天线组件，其能够符合组织表面以用于其消融。 消融器具包括具有适于连接到电磁能源的近端部分的传输线。 天线组件包括耦合到传输线的柔性天线，用于径向地产生足够强的电场以引起组织消融。 柔性屏蔽装置耦合到天线，以基本上屏蔽天线的周围区域与从其径向产生的电场，同时允许大部分区域通常沿预定方向定向。 柔性绝缘体设置在屏蔽装置和天线之间，该天线限定能够沿着预定方向传输定向电场的窗口部分。 形成天线，屏蔽装置和绝缘体，用于将其作为一个单元选择性操作地弯曲成多个接触位置中的一个，以将窗口部分大体上与待烧蚀的生物组织表面相一致。

公开(公告)号：US20060138122A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-29

申请号：US11356917

申请日：2006-02-16

申请人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

发明人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

IPC分类号： H05B3/16

CPC分类号： A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B2018/1807 ,  A61B2018/1861

摘要： A flexible microwave antenna assembly for a surgical ablation instrument capable of conforming to a tissue surface for ablation thereof. The ablation instrument includes a transmission line having a proximal portion suitable for connection to an electromagnetic energy source. The antenna assembly includes a flexible antenna coupled to the transmission line for radially generating an electric field sufficiently strong to cause tissue ablation. A flexible shield device is coupled to the antenna to substantially shield a surrounding area of the antenna from the electric field radially generated therefrom while permitting a majority of the field to be directed generally in a predetermined direction. A flexible insulator is disposed between the shield device and the antenna which defines a window portion enabling the transmission of the directed electric field in the predetermined direction. The antenna, the shield device and the insulator are formed for selective manipulative bending thereof, as a unit, to one of a plurality of contact positions to generally conform the window portion to the biological tissue surface to be ablated.

公开(公告)号：US07033352B1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-25

申请号：US09484548

申请日：2000-01-18

申请人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

发明人： Jules Gauthier ,  Dany Berube ,  Hiep Nguyen

IPC分类号： A61B18/18

CPC分类号： A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B2018/1807 ,  A61B2018/1861

摘要： A flexible microwave antenna assembly for a surgical ablation instrument capable of conforming to a tissue surface for ablation thereof. The ablation instrument includes a transmission line having a proximal portion suitable for connection to an electromagnetic energy source. The antenna assembly includes a flexible antenna coupled to the transmission line for radially generating an electric field sufficiently strong to cause tissue ablation. A flexible shield device is coupled to the antenna to substantially shield a surrounding area of the antenna from the electric field radially generated therefrom while permitting a majority of the field to be directed generally in a predetermined direction. A flexible insulator is disposed between the shield device and the antenna which defines a window portion enabling the transmission of the directed electric field in the predetermined direction. The antenna, the shield device and the insulator are formed for selective manipulative bending thereof, as a unit, to one of a plurality of contact positions to generally conform the window portion to the biological tissue surface to be ablated.

摘要翻译： 一种用于外科消融器械的柔性微波天线组件，其能够符合组织表面以用于其消融。 消融器具包括具有适于连接到电磁能源的近端部分的传输线。 天线组件包括耦合到传输线的柔性天线，用于径向地产生足够强的电场以引起组织消融。 柔性屏蔽装置耦合到天线，以基本上屏蔽天线的周围区域与从其径向产生的电场，同时允许大部分区域通常沿预定方向定向。 柔性绝缘体设置在屏蔽装置和天线之间，该天线限定能够沿着预定方向传输定向电场的窗口部分。 形成天线，屏蔽装置和绝缘体，用于将其作为一个单元选择性操作地弯曲成多个接触位置中的一个，以将窗口部分大体上与待烧蚀的生物组织表面相一致。