发明名称 |
REFLECTANCE-FACILITATED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT AND MONITORING |
摘要 |
Apparatus is provided for ablating cardiac tissue of a subject. The apparatus comprises an inflatable element, configured to be transthoracically placed within a pericardial region of the subject and a reflection-facilitation element, configured to deliver a fluid to the pericardial region, such that a portion of the fluid is disposed within the inflatable element, and another portion of the fluid is disposed outside of the inflatable element and inside the pericardial region. The apparatus additionally comprises at least one ultrasound transducer, configured to be transcatheterally placed in a heart chamber of the subject, and to apply ultrasound energy such that at least a portion of the applied energy is reflected by the fluid. Other embodiments are also described. |
申请公布号 |
US2015119713(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.04.30 |
申请号 |
US201514588667 |
申请日期 |
2015.01.02 |
申请人 |
RAINBOW MEDICAL LTD. |
发明人 |
TSOREF Liat;GROSS Yossi |
分类号 |
A61B19/00;A61N7/02;A61B8/12;A61B17/32;A61B8/08 |
主分类号 |
A61B19/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
providing a reflective region at a far side of tissue of a subject; assessing whether the reflective region is in a desired location, by means of acoustic sensing; and in response to assessing that the reflective region is in the desired location, activating an ultrasound transducer to ablate the tissue by applying ultrasound energy to a near side of the tissue, such that at least a portion of the transmitted energy is reflected by the reflective region onto the tissue of the subject. |
地址 |
Herzliya IL |