Method for treatment of tissue with feedback
First Claim
1. A method of energetically treating a target tissue site, the method comprising:
- delivering energy to the tissue site using an energy delivery device;
utilizing patient feedback to titrate the delivery of energy to the tissue site to reduce injury to a surface of the tissue site; and
imparting a thermal injury to a portion of tissue within the tissue site.
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Abstract
An embodiment provides a method for treating a tissue site comprising delivering energy to the tissue site using an energy delivery device; utilizing patient feedback to titrate the delivery of energy to the tissue site to reduce injury to a surface of the tissue site; and imparting a thermal injury to a portion of tissue within the tissue site.
Another embodiment provides a method for treating a target tissue site comprising delivering energy to the target tissue site using an energy delivery device; receiving feedback indicative of a patient pain or thermal sensation level; utilizing a database of digitally encoded correlations between at least one tissue treatment parameter and an associated pain or thermal sensation level to titrate the delivery of energy to the tissue site to reduce injury to a surface or layer of the tissue site; and imparting thermal injury to a portion of tissue within the tissue site.
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66 Claims
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1. A method of energetically treating a target tissue site, the method comprising:
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delivering energy to the tissue site using an energy delivery device;
utilizing patient feedback to titrate the delivery of energy to the tissue site to reduce injury to a surface of the tissue site; and
imparting a thermal injury to a portion of tissue within the tissue site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for regulating a tissue treatment procedure using patient feedback, the system comprising:
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a processor;
a database coupled to the processor, the database including a plurality of records, at least one record of the plurality including at least one tissue treatment parameter and a pain or thermal sensation level associated with the at least one treatment parameter; and
a control module coupled to at least one of the database or the processor, the control module configured to control an energy delivery parameter responsive to an input from at least one of a patient or the database. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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- 45. A computer readable medium on which is stored a database, the database including a plurality of records, at least one record of the plurality including at least one tissue treatment parameter and a pain or thermal sensation level associated with the at least one treatment parameter, the database configured to be coupled a control module or a control system configured to control an energy delivery parameter responsive to an input from at least one of a patient or the database.
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47. A system for regulating a tissue treatment procedure using patient feedback, the system comprising:
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a computing means;
a database means coupled to the computing means, the database means including a plurality of records, at least one record of the plurality including at least one tissue treatment parameter and a pain or thermal sensation level associated with the at least one treatment parameter; and
a control means coupled to at least one of the database means or the computing means, the control means configured to control an energy delivery parameter responsive to an input from at least one of a patient or the database means.
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48. A method of treating a target tissue site, the method comprising:
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delivering energy to the target tissue site using an energy delivery device;
receiving feedback indicative of a patient pain or thermal sensation level;
utilizing a database of digitally encoded correlations between at least one tissue treatment parameter and an associated pain or thermal sensation level to titrate the delivery of energy to the tissue site to reduce injury to a surface or a layer of the tissue site; and
imparting a thermal injury to a portion of tissue within the tissue site. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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