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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Aaron R. Strunk, San Diego, CA (US);
Alex Novichenok, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aaron R. Strunk, San Diego, CA (US);
Alex Novichenok, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/12 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00725 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00809 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polyacrylamide tissue phantom embedded with multi-formulated thermochromic liquid crystals for use in the evaluation of RF ablation therapies is provided. The tissue phantom approximates the properties of biological tissue, and therefore provides a suitable substitute for use in testing the effects of RF and other energy-emitting devices on biological tissue. Also provided is a system for using the tissue phantom in the evaluation of RF therapies.