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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Hongxuan Zhang, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00666 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00744 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of performing a cryoablation treatment may include positioning a plurality of measurement points in predetermined locations relative to a target tissue in a patient and obtaining ice formation measurement information from the plurality of measurement points. The method may also include comparing the ice formation measurement information to a predetermined ice formation plan and adjusting a flow of a cryo-fluid to a cryoprobe if the ice formation measurement information deviates from the predetermined ice formation plan by more than predetermined deviation level.