LAPAROSCOPIC HIFU PROBE
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Abstract
A high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of tissue using minimally invasive medical procedures is provided.
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59 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. An apparatus for treating a targeted area of a tissue, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing formed to include an aperture therein; a transducer located within the housing, the transducer configured to emit ultrasound energy through the aperture in the housing to provide HIFU Therapy to the targeted area, the transducer configured to sense ultrasound energy; an expandable membrane coupled to the housing, the membrane being configured to expand in a treatment direction to couple the transducer to the targeted area acoustically; and a controller coupled to the transducer, the controller configured to cause the transducer to provide substantially continuous HIFU Therapy to a treatment path within the targeted area of tissue for a predetermined period of time, the controller switching to an imaging mode after the predetermined period of time wherein images of the tissue are obtained by ultrasound energy sensed by the transducer, the controller resuming the substantially continuous HIFU Therapy after the images are obtained. a shim positioned over the bolus on an opposite side of the housing from the aperture, the shim being configured to block expansion of the bolus in a direction opposite from the treatment direction; first and second coupling members located on the housing at opposite ends of the aperture and circumscribing the bolus, the first and second coupling members being configured to couple first and second portions of the bolus and first and second portions of the shim, respectively, to the housing; and a fluid circulation system coupled to the housing to control a supply of a fluid to the housing to expand the bolus in the treatment direction prior to providing HIFU Therapy to the targeted area. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for treating a targeted area of tissue, the method comprising the steps of:
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administering a substantially continuous HIFU Therapy to a treatment path within the targeted area of tissue for a predetermined period of time; stopping the HIFU Therapy treatment after the predetermined period of time; generating a visual representation of the tissue; and resuming the HIFU Therapy treatment after the visual representation is obtained. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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