Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SELECTIVE TREATMENT OF TISSUE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005107601
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A HIFU System (100) is disclosed which may automatically generate a proposed treatment plan for treating a tissue treatment area (10) with HIFU Therapy. In one example, the proposed treatment plan includes a plurality of treatment sites selected based on a three-dimensional model generated from ultrasound data. In another example, the proposed treatment plan excludes portions of the tissue treatment area (10) corresponding to blood flow, such as the neuro-vascular bundles (20) when treating the prostate (11).
Inventors:
SEIP RALF (US)
CHEN WO-HSING (US)
CARLSON ROY F (US)
SANGHVI NARENDRA T (US)
DINES KRIS A (US)
PENNA MICHAEL A (US)
PFILE RICHARD (US)
CHEN WO-HSING (US)
CARLSON ROY F (US)
SANGHVI NARENDRA T (US)
DINES KRIS A (US)
PENNA MICHAEL A (US)
PFILE RICHARD (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/015648
Publication Date:
September 21, 2006
Filing Date:
May 05, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FOCUS SURGERY INC (US)
SEIP RALF (US)
CHEN WO-HSING (US)
CARLSON ROY F (US)
SANGHVI NARENDRA T (US)
DINES KRIS A (US)
PENNA MICHAEL A (US)
PFILE RICHARD (US)
SEIP RALF (US)
CHEN WO-HSING (US)
CARLSON ROY F (US)
SANGHVI NARENDRA T (US)
DINES KRIS A (US)
PENNA MICHAEL A (US)
PFILE RICHARD (US)
International Classes:
A61B8/00; A61B8/14; A61N7/02; A61B17/00; A61B19/00
Foreign References:
US6618620B1 | 2003-09-09 | |||
US5882302A | 1999-03-16 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1755458A4
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