Multi-pole synchronous pulmonary artery radiofrequency ablation catheter
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1. A controller for controlling ablation of a target tissue of a patient with an ablation device comprising at least one electrode and at least one sensor, the controller comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon patient image data including a distal end of a main pulmonary artery, a proximal end of a left pulmonary artery, and a proximal end of a right pulmonary artery; and
one or more computing devices operably coupled with the storage medium and the ablation device, the one or more computing devices configured to execute instructions comprising;
(i) directing power to the at least one electrode positioned against a target tissue at a power level sufficient for ablating the target tissue, said target tissue being identified based on the patient image data and further comprising a left lateral side of the distal end of the main pulmonary artery,(ii) determining, based on sensor data received from the at least one sensor, an amount of time the ablation is to be performed at a location of the target tissue, wherein the sensor data comprises one or more characteristics of the target tissue, and(iii) regulating the directed power to the at least one electrode or the amount of time the ablation is performed at the location of the target tissue such that the target tissue is ablated to affect a reduction in mean pulmonary artery pressure of the patient.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a controller for controlling ablation of a target tissue of a patient with an ablation device comprising at least one electrode and at least one sensor. The controller typically comprises a storage medium and one or more computing devices operably coupled with the storage medium. The storage medium can comprise patient image data and the one or more computing devices are configured to direct power to the at least one electrode.
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21 Claims
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1. A controller for controlling ablation of a target tissue of a patient with an ablation device comprising at least one electrode and at least one sensor, the controller comprising:
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a storage medium having stored thereon patient image data including a distal end of a main pulmonary artery, a proximal end of a left pulmonary artery, and a proximal end of a right pulmonary artery; and one or more computing devices operably coupled with the storage medium and the ablation device, the one or more computing devices configured to execute instructions comprising; (i) directing power to the at least one electrode positioned against a target tissue at a power level sufficient for ablating the target tissue, said target tissue being identified based on the patient image data and further comprising a left lateral side of the distal end of the main pulmonary artery, (ii) determining, based on sensor data received from the at least one sensor, an amount of time the ablation is to be performed at a location of the target tissue, wherein the sensor data comprises one or more characteristics of the target tissue, and (iii) regulating the directed power to the at least one electrode or the amount of time the ablation is performed at the location of the target tissue such that the target tissue is ablated to affect a reduction in mean pulmonary artery pressure of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for controlling ablation of a target tissue of a patient with an ablation device comprising at least one electrode and at least one sensor, the method comprising:
under control of one or more computing devices executing specific computer executable instructions, (i) directing power to the at least one electrode positioned against a target tissue at a power level sufficient for ablating the target tissue, said target tissue being identified based on patient image data stored on a storage medium of the one or more computing devices, the patient image data including a distal end of a main pulmonary artery, a proximal end of a left pulmonary artery, and a proximal end of a right pulmonary artery, wherein said target tissue comprises a left lateral side of the distal end of the main pulmonary artery; (ii) determining, based on sensor data received from the at least one sensor, an amount of time the ablation is to be performed at a location of the target tissue, wherein the sensor data comprises one or more characteristics of the target tissue, and (iii) regulating the directed power to the at least one electrode or the amount of time the ablation is performed at the location of the target tissue, such that the target tissue is ablated to affect a reduction in mean pulmonary artery pressure of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer systems, configure the one or more computer systems to perform operations comprising:
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(i) directing power to at least one electrode of an ablation device operably coupled with the one or more computer systems, wherein the at least one electrode is positioned against a target tissue of a patient, and wherein the power is directed to the at least one electrode at a first power level sufficient for ablating the target tissue, said target tissue being identified based on patient image data stored on a storage medium of the one or more computer systems, the patient image data including a distal end of a main pulmonary artery, a proximal end of a left pulmonary artery, and a proximal end of a right pulmonary artery, wherein said target tissue comprises a left lateral side of the distal end of the main pulmonary artery; (ii) determining, based on sensor data received from at least one sensor of the ablation device, an amount of time the ablation is to be performed at a location of the target tissue, wherein the sensor data comprises one or more characteristics of the target tissue, and (iii) regulating the directed power to the at least one electrode or the amount of time the ablation is performed at the location of the target tissue, such that the target tissue is ablated to affect a reduction in mean pulmonary artery pressure of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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