MICROWAVE ENERGY-DEVICE AND SYSTEM
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1. An ablation system comprising:
- an image database including a plurality of computed tomography (CT) images of a luminal network;
a navigation system enabling, in combination with an endoscope and the CT images, navigation of a locatable guide and an extended working channel to a point of interest;
one or more fiducial markers, placed in proximity to the point of interest; and
a percutaneous microwave ablation device for applying energy to the point of interest.
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Abstract
An ablation system including an image database storing a plurality of computed tomography (CT) images of a luminal network and a navigation system enabling, in combination with an endoscope and the CT images, navigation of a locatable guide and an extended working channel to a point of interest. The system further includes one or more fiducial markers, placed in proximity to the point of interest and a percutaneous microwave ablation device for applying energy to the point of interest.
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1. An ablation system comprising:
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an image database including a plurality of computed tomography (CT) images of a luminal network; a navigation system enabling, in combination with an endoscope and the CT images, navigation of a locatable guide and an extended working channel to a point of interest; one or more fiducial markers, placed in proximity to the point of interest; and a percutaneous microwave ablation device for applying energy to the point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An ablation system, comprising:
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a microwave ablation device configured to be inserted into a patient percutaneously and having a radiating section and a proximal handle; a cooling system configured to provide cooling to the microwave ablation device during an ablation procedure; a temperature sensing system configured to sense a temperature of tissue proximate the radiating section of the microwave ablation device; an energy source configured to provide microwave energy to the microwave ablation device; and a navigation system configured to indicate to a user a location of an ablation target and a pathway to the target. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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