摘要:
A radiofrequency ablation system provides multiple ground pads and active control of current flow through the ground pads to provide improved power sharing at the tissue near the ground pads reducing risk of patient skin burns for higher power ablation generators.
摘要:
Efficient ablation with multiple prong electrodes is obtained by electrically isolating the prongs from each other and rapidly switching electric power between the prongs, between a prong and a ground pad, or both. In this way, power distribution to a tumor can be controlled efficiently without the need to change probe geometry.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention comprise methods and devices that allow quantification of blood convective cooling at the cardiac RF catheter ablation site and allow for prediction of lesion size and/or computation of RF energy parameters and characteristics.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention comprise methods and devices that allow quantification of blood convective cooling at the cardiac RF catheter ablation site and allow for prediction of lesion size and/or computation of RF energy parameters and characteristics.
摘要:
An electrode array supports multiple electrodes and energizes them so that adjacent electrodes do not have the same polarity. In one embodiment, the electrodes are held about a circumference outside and surrounding a tumor and opposed electrodes are energized in a round robin fashion to promote current flow through the center of the tumor from a variety of angles.
摘要:
Efficient ablation with multiple electrodes is obtained by rapidly switching electric power to the electrodes. In this way, shielding effects caused by the field around each electrode which would otherwise create cool spots, are avoided. Complex inter-electrode current flows are also avoided.
摘要:
An electrode array supports multiple electrodes and energizes them so that adjacent electrodes do not have the same polarity. In one embodiment, the electrodes are held about a circumference outside and surrounding a tumor and opposed electrodes are energized in a round robin fashion to promote current flow through the center of the tumor from a variety of angles.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention comprise methods and devices that allow quantification of blood convective cooling at the cardiac RF catheter ablation site and allow for prediction of lesion size and/or computation of RF energy parameters and characteristics.
摘要:
A radiofrequency ablation device reduces the incidence of skin burns by selectively activating ground pads in a partially sequential and partially contemporaneous manner. The selective sequential activation of the ground pads lowers power dispersion at each ground pad relative to contemporaneous activation of ground pads and/or sequential activation of ground pads. This reduction in power dispersion at each ground pad consequently yields a lower overall maximum temperature, and more uniform heating of all of the ground pads. This makes the system more predictable and safer for use in treatment. The radiofrequency ablation device may include a layered ground pad that includes at least two layers of material. One layer of material can be substantially similar to the material used for a monolithic ground pad, and one layer can have a substantially lower relative electrical conductivity, but a substantially higher electrical conductivity relative to adjacent body tissue. Alternatively, a ground pad may include multiple conductive zones that are activated using the same selective sequential activation scheme.