Real-time graphic display of heat lesioning parameters in a clinical lesion generator system
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1. An apparatus for making and monitoring the course of a heat lesion in living bodily tissues having real-time graphics display screen monitoring of the lesion parameters, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a controllable power source means which is adapted to be connected to an electrode that can be implanted into a living body so that the power from said controllable power source means can heat tissue near said electrode when it is implanted in the living body and with an increase in the amount of heating around said electrode producing a heat lesion in the living body;
(b) means for measuring electrical impedance of the tissue around said electrode when it is connected to said power source means;
(c) a real-time graphics display screen means for displaying the impedance measured by said impedance measuring means as a function o time during the course of producing the heat lesion in said living body.
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Abstract
A real-time graphic display of heat lesioning parameters in a clinical lesion generator is disclosed. The graphic display provides a display of heat lesioning parameters such as, impedance, temperature, power current, voltage as well as the change or alteration of various physiologic parameters such as, ECG, as a function of time during the course of the lesion process and for a time before and after the process. Benchmark values for these parameters can be set to provide visual references on the graphic display.
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1. An apparatus for making and monitoring the course of a heat lesion in living bodily tissues having real-time graphics display screen monitoring of the lesion parameters, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a controllable power source means which is adapted to be connected to an electrode that can be implanted into a living body so that the power from said controllable power source means can heat tissue near said electrode when it is implanted in the living body and with an increase in the amount of heating around said electrode producing a heat lesion in the living body; (b) means for measuring electrical impedance of the tissue around said electrode when it is connected to said power source means; (c) a real-time graphics display screen means for displaying the impedance measured by said impedance measuring means as a function o time during the course of producing the heat lesion in said living body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for making heat lesions in the tissue of a living body with real-time graphics display capability of lesion parameters, said apparatus comprising:
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a controllable power source means which is adapted to deliver power to an electrode implanted in the living body with the power from said controllable power source means heating the tissue around said electrode to produce a heat lesion in the living body; (b) a temperature measuring means for measuring the temperature of tissue around said electrode when the electrode is heated by said controllable power source means; (c) a real-time graphics display screen means for displaying the temperature measured by the temperature measuring means as a function of time during the course of producing the heat lesion process. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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