Microwave thermometry for microwave ablation systems
First Claim
1. A microwave ablation system comprising:
- a microwave generator configured to generate microwave energy;
a microwave applicator coupled to the microwave generator and configured to deliver the microwave energy to ablate tissue; and
a microwave thermometry module integrated into the microwave generator and having a connector configured to connect to another component of the microwave ablation system between the microwave generator and the microwave applicator, the microwave thermometry module including a radiometer configured to measure a noise temperature signal propagating from the microwave applicator to the microwave generator.
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Abstract
A microwave ablation system incorporates a microwave thermometer that couples to a microwave transmission network connecting a microwave generator to a microwave applicator to measure noise temperature. The noise temperature is processed to separate out components of the noise temperature including the noise temperature of the tissue being treated and the noise temperature of the microwave transmission network. The noise temperature may be measured by a radiometer while the microwave generator is generating the microwave signal or during a period when the microwave signal is turned off. The microwave ablation system may be configured as a modular system having one or more thermometry network modules that are connectable between a microwave applicator and a microwave generator. Alternatively, the modular system includes a microwave generator, a microwave applicator, and a microwave cable that incorporate a microwave thermometry network module.
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17 Claims
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1. A microwave ablation system comprising:
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a microwave generator configured to generate microwave energy; a microwave applicator coupled to the microwave generator and configured to deliver the microwave energy to ablate tissue; and a microwave thermometry module integrated into the microwave generator and having a connector configured to connect to another component of the microwave ablation system between the microwave generator and the microwave applicator, the microwave thermometry module including a radiometer configured to measure a noise temperature signal propagating from the microwave applicator to the microwave generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A microwave ablation system comprising:
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a microwave generator configured to generate microwave energy; a microwave applicator including an antenna, a handle assembly coupled to the antenna, and a connector assembly coupled to the handle assembly, wherein the connector assembly is configured to connect to another component of the microwave ablation system between the microwave generator and the microwave applicator, and wherein the microwave applicator is coupled to the microwave generator and configured to deliver the microwave energy to ablate tissue; and a microwave thermometry module integrated into the connector assembly, the microwave thermometry module including a radiometer configured to measure a noise temperature signal propagating from the microwave applicator to the microwave generator. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A microwave ablation system comprising:
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a microwave generator configured to generate microwave energy; a microwave applicator coupled to the microwave generator and configured to deliver the microwave energy to ablate tissue; a microwave cable having a first connector assembly and a second connector assembly, wherein the first connector assembly or the second connector assembly is configured to connect to another component of the microwave ablation system between the microwave generator and the microwave applicator; and a microwave thermometry module integrated into the first connector assembly or the second connector assembly, the microwave thermometry module including a radiometer configured to measure a noise temperature signal propagating from the microwave applicator to the microwave generator. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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