Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL AND MONITORING OF CONFORMAL THERMAL THERAPY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/049108
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed for thermal therapy that takes into account predictive calculations of tissue temperature, and can be used to control the operation of a conformal thermal therapy procedure and device. In some embodiments, the tissue ablation area is part or all of a prostate gland. The method includes, in preferred embodiments, simulations and or calculations of future temperatures based on some or all of the following information: current temperatures, heat diffusion in the tissue, blood perfusion in the tissue, and planned ultrasound energy depositions. The calculated temperature maps can be used to design, control, or terminate the therapy.
Inventors:
MAHON CAMERON (CA)
BURTNYK MATHIEU (CA)
BURTNYK MATHIEU (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/US2012/057197
Publication Date:
May 15, 2014
Filing Date:
September 26, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROFOUND MEDICAL INC (CA)
MAHON CAMERON (CA)
BURTNYK MATHIEU (CA)
MAHON CAMERON (CA)
BURTNYK MATHIEU (CA)
International Classes:
A61N7/02
Foreign References:
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| US20110144524A1 | 2011-06-16 | |||
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Other References:
See also references of EP 2760545A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HALLAJ, Ibrahim (1344 Main StreetWaltham, MA, US)
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