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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
B. Stuart Trembly, Hanover, NH (US);
Jason M. Dahlstrom, White River Junction, VT (US);
Inventors:
B. Stuart Trembly, Hanover, NH (US);
Jason M. Dahlstrom, White River Junction, VT (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thermal treatment system with acoustic monitoring applies substantially constant electromagnetic energy superposed with pulsed electromagnetic energy to targeted tissue. The pulsed electromagnetic energy reacts with tissue to create an acoustic pressure wave within the tissue. The acoustic pressure wave is sensed by an acoustic sensor, and a sensor signal indicative of the acoustic pressure wave is generated and processed to determine changes in tissue composition.