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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kambiz Dowlatshahi, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kelsey, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ; A61B 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 ; A61B 6/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining a volume of tumor mass destroyed. The present invention includes a temperature probe and a laser probe having a temperature sensor. The laser probe and temperature probe are inserted to measure a temperature of the tumor mass and a temperature of tissue mass surrounding the tumor mass. By determining the volume of tumor mass destroyed, a graphical representation of the volume of tumor mass destroyed is provided whereby real-time visual monitoring of the destruction of the tumor mass is achieved.