Vibration sensitive ablation device and method
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1. An ablation apparatus comprising:
- a maneuvering mechanism;
a conductive element attached to the maneuvering mechanism;
a sensor attached to the maneuvering mechanism and operatively adapted to sense vibration during an ablation procedure; and
an output device in communication with the sensor and operatively adapted to respond to a signal from the sensor, wherein the signal corresponds to a sensed vibration.
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Abstract
An ablation apparatus including a maneuvering mechanism, a conductive element attached to the apparatus, a sensor attached to the apparatus and an output device in communication with the sensor is provided. The sensor senses vibration during the ablation procedure and sends a signal to the output device to reduce power to the conductive element.
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61 Claims
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1. An ablation apparatus comprising:
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a maneuvering mechanism;
a conductive element attached to the maneuvering mechanism;
a sensor attached to the maneuvering mechanism and operatively adapted to sense vibration during an ablation procedure; and
an output device in communication with the sensor and operatively adapted to respond to a signal from the sensor, wherein the signal corresponds to a sensed vibration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for ablating organic tissue, comprising:
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a maneuvering mechanism;
a conductive element disposed adjacent a face of the maneuvering mechanism;
a sensor adjacent the conductive element; and
an output device in communication with the conductive element, wherein the sensor is operatively adapted to sense vibration caused by an ablation procedure and send a signal to the output device to reduce power to the conductive element. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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34. An ablation system for creating a tissue ablation site, the system comprising:
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an energy source;
an ablation apparatus operatively coupled to the energy source, the ablation apparatus having a tissue contact surface and one or more energy transfer elements positioned along the tissue contact surface; and
a sensor device operatively coupled to the energy source and including a sensor adapted to sense a vibration parameter relating to the tissue ablation site, the sensor device comprising means for varying energy supplied by the energy source to the energy transfer elements in response to the sensed vibration parameter. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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