Graphical user interface for association with an electrode structure deployed in contact with a tissue region
First Claim
1. A system for treating tissue comprisingan electrode structure, which, in use, is deployed in contact with the tissue region and which includes a first electrode having a distal end and a second electrode having a distal end, the first and second electrode distal ends being capable of penetrating tissue in the tissue region to deliver energy to heat tissue and form lesions, the first and second electrodes being spaced apart on the electrode structure in a predetermined spatial relationship to form a desired pattern of lesions, first and second sensors carried by the first electrode to monitor, respectively, a tissue surface temperature condition and a tissue subsurface temperature condition of tissue heated by the first electrode, and third and fourth sensors carried by the second electrodes to monitor, respectively, a tissue surface temperature condition and a tissue subsurface temperature condition of tissue heated by the second electrode, and a network for use in association with the electrode structure including a data input adapted to be coupled to the first, second, third, and fourth sensors, a display screen, and an operating system to generate viewable images on the display screen, the viewable images comprising an idealized image of the electrode structure including idealized images of the first and second electrodes spaced apart to reflect the predetermined special relationship of the first and second electrodes on the electrode structure, the viewable images also including indicator images adjacent the idealized image of the first electrode displaying the tissue surface and subsurface temperature conditions received by the data input from the first and second sensors, the viewable images further including indicator images adjacent the idealized image of the second electrode displaying the tissue surface and subsurface temperature conditions received by the data input from the third and fourth sensors, the idealized images of the electrode structure, the idealized images of the first and second electrodes, and the indicator images adjacent the idealized images of the first and second electrodes being simultaneously displayed on a display screen.
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Abstract
Systems and methods deploy an electrode structure in contact with the tissue region. The electrode structure carries a sensor at a known location on the electrode structure to monitor an operating condition. The systems and methods provide an interface, which generate an idealized image of the electrode structure and an indicator image to represent the monitored operating condition in a spatial position on the idealized image corresponding to the location of the sensor on the electrode structure. The interface displays a view image comprising the idealized image and indicator image. The systems and methods cause the electrode structure to apply energy to heat the tissue region while the view image is displayed on the display screen.
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1. A system for treating tissue comprising
an electrode structure, which, in use, is deployed in contact with the tissue region and which includes a first electrode having a distal end and a second electrode having a distal end, the first and second electrode distal ends being capable of penetrating tissue in the tissue region to deliver energy to heat tissue and form lesions, the first and second electrodes being spaced apart on the electrode structure in a predetermined spatial relationship to form a desired pattern of lesions, first and second sensors carried by the first electrode to monitor, respectively, a tissue surface temperature condition and a tissue subsurface temperature condition of tissue heated by the first electrode, and third and fourth sensors carried by the second electrodes to monitor, respectively, a tissue surface temperature condition and a tissue subsurface temperature condition of tissue heated by the second electrode, and a network for use in association with the electrode structure including a data input adapted to be coupled to the first, second, third, and fourth sensors, a display screen, and an operating system to generate viewable images on the display screen, the viewable images comprising an idealized image of the electrode structure including idealized images of the first and second electrodes spaced apart to reflect the predetermined special relationship of the first and second electrodes on the electrode structure, the viewable images also including indicator images adjacent the idealized image of the first electrode displaying the tissue surface and subsurface temperature conditions received by the data input from the first and second sensors, the viewable images further including indicator images adjacent the idealized image of the second electrode displaying the tissue surface and subsurface temperature conditions received by the data input from the third and fourth sensors, the idealized images of the electrode structure, the idealized images of the first and second electrodes, and the indicator images adjacent the idealized images of the first and second electrodes being simultaneously displayed on a display screen.
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