A61B18/1206

ELECTROLYTIC REMODELING OF CHRONIC CLOT
20230016928 · 2023-01-19 ·

The present disclosure relates generally to the use of medical devices for the treatment of chronic venous disease and collagenous scar tissue. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods and systems for remodeling a collagen obstruction using energy and an expandable catheter.

Methods for controlling temperature in ultrasonic device

A generator, ultrasonic device, and method for controlling a temperature of an ultrasonic blade are disclosed. A control circuit coupled to a memory determines an actual resonant frequency of an ultrasonic electromechanical system comprising an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade by an ultrasonic waveguide. The actual resonant frequency is correlated to an actual temperature of the ultrasonic blade. The control circuit retrieves from the memory a reference resonant frequency of the ultrasonic electromechanical system. The reference resonant frequency is correlated to a reference temperature of the ultrasonic blade. The control circuit then infers the temperature of the ultrasonic blade based on the difference between the actual resonant frequency and the reference resonant frequency. The control circuit controls the temperature of the ultrasonic blade based on the inferred temperature.

PERFUSION CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SYRINGE PUMP, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
20230016496 · 2023-01-19 · ·

A perfusion control method, apparatus and system for syringe pump, and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the method includes: when an ablation task is triggered, controlling the syringe pump to execute a perfusion operation on an ablation object, and acquiring an impedance value and/or a temperature value of the ablation object in real time; analyzing the acquired impedance value and/or temperature value to obtain real-time change information of the impedance value and/or temperature value; and adjusting a perfusion amount of the syringe pump dynamically according to the real-time change information obtained from the analysis. By means of the perfusion control method, apparatus and system for syringe pump, and the computer-readable storage medium, dynamic adjustment of the perfusion amount of the syringe pump can be achieved, thereby improving the timeliness and accuracy of liquid perfusion during the process of executing an ablation task.

Methods of removing heat from an electrode using thermal shunting

According to some embodiments, a medical instrument (for example, an ablation device) comprises an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, an energy delivery member positioned at the distal end of the elongate body, a first plurality of temperature-measurement devices carried by or positioned within the energy delivery member, the first plurality of temperature-measurement devices being thermally insulated from the energy delivery member, and a second plurality of temperature-measurement devices positioned proximal to a proximal end of the energy delivery member, the second plurality of temperature-measurement devices being thermally insulated from the energy delivery member.

Smart blade application for reusable and disposable devices

An ultrasonic device may include an electromechanical system defined by a resonant frequency and further include an ultrasonic transducer coupled to an ultrasonic blade. The device may be composed of two or more components, one of which is reusable and one of which is disposable. A method of detecting a proper installation of the components may include determining a spectroscopy signature of the blade coupled to the transducer, comparing the signature to a reference signature, determining an installation state of the components based on the comparison, and controlling a delivery of power to the transducer based on the comparison. The method may include enabling an operation of the device when the installation state of components is proper. The method may further include disabling the device when the installation state is not proper and generating a warning. The warning may be visible, audible, or tactile.

MONITORING UNIT AND HIGH FREQUENCY SURGERY SYSTEM HAVING SUCH A MONITORING UNIT
20230218333 · 2023-07-13 ·

A monitoring unit which is configured to monitor a patient during an operation of a high-frequency surgery device, wherein the high-frequency surgery device is configured to separate and/or coagulate biological tissue by means of high-frequency electrical energy, wherein the monitoring unit has: measuring electrodes which are disposed in a periphery of the patient, and an evaluation and control unit which is configured to impress a predetermined measuring alternating voltage or a predetermined measuring alternating current on the measuring electrodes, and to monitor an impedance decreasing between the measuring electrodes and to monitor a time curve of the impedance and/or to monitor a temporal change thereof

HIGH-VOLTAGE MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPLICATOR DEVICES FOR SUB-MICROSECOND PULSING
20230218335 · 2023-07-13 ·

Described herein are elongate applicator tools adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high voltage, sub-microsecond electrical energy to target tissue. These tools may be configured as laparoscopes, endoscopes, and/or catheters. Also disclosed herein systems including these tools and method of their operation.

Systems and methods for therapeutic nasal neuromodulation
11701167 · 2023-07-18 · ·

The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.

ABLATION EQUIPMENT TO TREAT TARGET REGIONS OF TISSUE IN ORGANS
20230218340 · 2023-07-13 ·

The present invention relates to an ablation equipment (100) to treat target regions of tissue (41) in organs (44), comprising an ablation catheter (1) and a single power source (4); said ablation catheter (1) comprising: a catheter elongated shaft (13) comprising at least an elongated shaft distal portion (17); said catheter elongated shaft (13) comprising a flexible body (207) to navigate through body vessels (208); said ablation catheter (1) further comprising a shaft ablation assembly (20) disposed at said elongated shaft distal portion (17); said shaft ablation assembly (2) comprising at least a plurality of electrodes (127, 113 or 114) fixedly disposed at said elongated shaft distal portion (17); all electrodes of said at least a plurality (127, 113 or 114) being electrically powered by said single power source (4) through an electric signal (S) to deliver both non-thermal energy for treating the tissue (41) and thermal energy for ablating the tissue (41); wherein said electric signal (S) comprises a sinusoidal wave, and said single power source (4), when requested, changes continuously said electric signal (S) in order to power the said least a plurality of electrodes (127, 113 or 114) to deliver from a non-thermal energy to a thermal energy, and vice versa, or to deliver at the same time a combination of thermal energy and non-thermal energy.

Methods and devices for performing electrosurgery

According to one aspect, a medical system may include an instrument including an end effector for acting as a monopolar electrode. The end effector may be configured to be positioned in a body of a subject and emit radiofrequency energy towards a target area in the body. The medical system may further include a return electrode. The return electrode may be deliverable within the body proximate the target area and separately from the instrument and the monopolar electrode. The return electrode may be configured to contact tissue in the body proximate the target area and receive radiofrequency energy emitted from the end effector.