Medical system comprising a percutaneous probe
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1. A percutaneous probe of MRI-compatible materials, the percutaneous probe comprising:
- a body made of MRI-compatible materials and having an insertion end shaped to be percutaneously inserted into tissue of a patient'"'"'s body organ having a region to be analyzed, treated and monitored during a single medical procedure, the body of the percutaneous probe including a cavity, the cavity being configured to insert fluid into the patient through an opening in the insertion end of the body, to collect a part of said tissue from the patient'"'"'s body through the opening, and to decrease in volume said region of the organ after treatment by allowing substances to be aspirated through the opening into the cavity,a rigid mandrel shaped to be inserted into the cavity,at least one information collection sensing device, adapted to collect information about the region of the organ, anda plurality of treatment application transducers disposed all around a circumference and a length of a part of the body of the probe which is to be inserted in the region to be treated, the plurality of treatment application transducers being operable as a phased-array, adapted to emit both focused and not-focused therapeutic ultra-sound waves to the region of the organ.
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Abstract
The percutaneous probe, made in MRI-compatible materials, comprises: a body percutaneously inserted into the tissue of a patient'"'"'s body organ (8) having a region (10) to be analyzed, treated and monitored during a single medical procedure; at least one information collection sensing device (30,33,34); treatment application transducers (30) 360° disposed to emit focused or defocused therapeutic ultra-sound waves. The computerized system comprises a parametrizable command device (50) adapted to simulate then command a generation of the therapeutic ultra-sound waves, and to monitor the treatment by thermal MRI images.
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1. A percutaneous probe of MRI-compatible materials, the percutaneous probe comprising:
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a body made of MRI-compatible materials and having an insertion end shaped to be percutaneously inserted into tissue of a patient'"'"'s body organ having a region to be analyzed, treated and monitored during a single medical procedure, the body of the percutaneous probe including a cavity, the cavity being configured to insert fluid into the patient through an opening in the insertion end of the body, to collect a part of said tissue from the patient'"'"'s body through the opening, and to decrease in volume said region of the organ after treatment by allowing substances to be aspirated through the opening into the cavity, a rigid mandrel shaped to be inserted into the cavity, at least one information collection sensing device, adapted to collect information about the region of the organ, and a plurality of treatment application transducers disposed all around a circumference and a length of a part of the body of the probe which is to be inserted in the region to be treated, the plurality of treatment application transducers being operable as a phased-array, adapted to emit both focused and not-focused therapeutic ultra-sound waves to the region of the organ. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical system comprising:
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a percutaneous probe of MRI-compatible materials, the percutaneous probe including; a body made of MRI-compatible materials and having an insertion end shaped to be percutaneously inserted into tissue of a patient'"'"'s body organ having a region to be analyzed, treated and monitored during a single medical procedure, the body of the percutaneous probe comprising a cavity, the cavity being configured to insert fluid into the patient through an opening in the insertion end of the body, to collect a part of said tissue from the patient'"'"'s body through the opening, and to decrease in volume said region of the organ after treatment by allowing substances to be aspirated through the opening into the cavity, a rigid mandrel shaped to be inserted into the cavity, at least one information collection sensing device, adapted to collect information about the region of the organ, and a plurality of treatment application transducers disposed all around a circumference and a length of a part of the body of the probe which is to be inserted in the region to be treated, the plurality of treatment application transducers being operable as a phased-array, adapted to emit both focused and not-focused therapeutic ultra-sound waves to the region of the organ; and a computerized system comprising a parametrizable command device and associated equipment adapted to command a generation of the therapeutic ultra-sound wave. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of analyzing, treating and monitoring a region of a body organ having a region to be analyzed, treated and monitored during a single medical procedure, the method comprising:
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inserting an insertion end of a percutaneous probe into tissue of the body organ by using a rigid mandrel shaped inserted into a cavity of the body of the percutaneous probe, wherein the percutaneous probe is made from MRI compliant materials and comprises a body, removing the rigid mandrel while simultaneously bringing fluid through the cavity after inserting the insertion end of the percutaneous probe into tissue of the body organ collecting information about the region of the organ with an information collection sensing device of the probe by performing a biopsy through the cavity, setting parameters of at least one of a focused and not-focused therapeutic ultra-sound waves to be emitted to the region of the organ with a plurality of treatment application transducers of the probe disposed all around a circumference and a length of a part of the body of the probe which is to be inserted in the region to be treated, the plurality of treatment application transducers being configured as a phase-array through a parametrizable command device and associated equipment of a computerized system, after treatment, decreasing in volume said region of the organ by aspiring substances from the patient'"'"'s body through the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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