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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Kansas State University Research Foundation, Manhattan, KS (US);
Inventors:
Punit Prakash, Manhattan, KS (US);
Austin Pfannenstiel, Manhattan, KS (US);
Assignee:
State University Research, Manhattan, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00785 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1823 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1838 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1853 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel monitoring method evaluates tissue ablation progress. An antenna in a distal portion of an ablation applicator sends and receives electrical information from the target tissue during ablation. The information is used to determine ablation progress. A related ablation monitoring system includes a power monitor and processor operable to evaluate ablation progress based on reflected electrical properties during the ablation. The invention has particular benefits when used in endoscopic-based microwave ablation.