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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
John F. McCarthy, Newbury, NH (US);
Timothy J. Lenihan, Hradec Kralove, CZ;
Eric R. Kanowsky, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Robert C. Allison, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignees:
Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Meridian Medical Systems, LLC, Portland, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for treating tissue that employ a radiometer for measurement and/or control are provided. For example, methods and systems are provided for radiometrically measuring temperature, such as by calculating temperature based on signal(s) from a radiometer, thereby providing useful information about tissue temperature at depth, even during an optional irrigated procedure.