Conformal pad for neurosurgery and method thereof
First Claim
1. A medical device for thermally affecting tissue, comprising:
- a fluid inlet conduit;
a fluid outlet conduit; and
a shapeable body operatively connected to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet conduit and defining a tissue contact region, the shapeable body having a height, a length, and a width, wherein the height is less than the length and the width.
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Abstract
A medical device and method for thermally affecting tissue are provided. The device includes a fluid inlet conduit a fluid outlet conduit and a shapeable body operatively connected to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet conduit. The shapeable body defines a tissue contact region and the shapeable body has a height, a length, and a width in which the height is less than the length and the width. The shapeable body further includes a first channel and a second channel which are substantially parallel from the proximal end of the shapeable body to the distal end of the shapeable body and which are in fluid communication. The shapeable body further has a malleable conformation such that the body retains a first shape until manipulated to a second shape.
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32 Claims
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1. A medical device for thermally affecting tissue, comprising:
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a fluid inlet conduit;
a fluid outlet conduit; and
a shapeable body operatively connected to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet conduit and defining a tissue contact region, the shapeable body having a height, a length, and a width, wherein the height is less than the length and the width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical device for thermally affecting tissue, comprising:
a shapeable body defining a tissue contact region operable to contact and thermally affect a tissue treatment site, the shapeable body including a proximal end and a distal end defining a first channel and a second channel, the first channel and the second channel being substantially parallel from the proximal end of the body to the distal end of the shapeable body, wherein the first channel and the second channel are in fluid communication at the distal end of the shapeable body; and
the shapeable body having a malleability such that the shapeable body retains a first shape until manipulated to a second shape.- View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A medical device for thermally affecting tissue comprising:
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a body including a proximal end, a distal end, a bottom surface and a wall defining a first channel and a second channel, the first channel and the second channel being substantially parallel from the proximal end of the body to the distal end of the body, and the first channel and the second channel are in fluid communication;
a fluid inlet conduit in fluid communication with the first channel;
a fluid outlet conduit in fluid communication with the second channel;
a thermally conductive membrane affixed to the bottom surface and defining a fluid path from the fluid inlet conduit to the fluid outlet conduit through the first channel and the second channel; and
a malleable plate interposed within the body, the malleable plate having a malleability such that the malleable plate retains a first shape until manipulated to a second shape.
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29. A method of thermally affecting a tissue treatment site in the body of a patient, the method comprising:
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selecting a medical device to thermally affect the tissue treatment site, the medical device including a shapeable body defining a tissue contact region and having a height, a length, and a width, the height being less than the length and the width;
creating an opening in the patient'"'"'s body;
bending the shapeable body to conform to the surface of the tissue treatment site;
inserting the shapeable body into the opening such that the tissue contact region is in thermal communication with the tissue treatment site; and
infusing a thermally transmissive fluid into the shapeable body. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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