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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID AND SELECTIVE TRANSURETHRAL TISSUE ABLATION

  • US 20170065343A1
  • Filed: 11/17/2016
  • Published: 03/09/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • an electrode controller configured to be operably coupled to a voltage pulse generator configured to produce a pulsed voltage waveform and a catheter including a plurality of electrodes, the electrode controller implemented in at least one of a memory or a processor, the electrode controller including a feedback module, a thermal control module and a pulse delivery module, the feedback module configured to determine a temperature of a target tissue, the thermal control module configured to produce a signal to control a cooling fluid to the catheter based on the temperature of the target tissue, the pulse delivery module configured to deliver an output signal associated with the pulsed voltage waveform to the plurality of electrodes, the pulse delivery module further configured to shunt an excess current associated with the pulsed voltage waveform.

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