CA2222617A1 - System for controlling the energy delivered to a patient for ablation - Google Patents

System for controlling the energy delivered to a patient for ablation

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CA2222617A1
CA2222617A1 CA002222617A CA2222617A CA2222617A1 CA 2222617 A1 CA2222617 A1 CA 2222617A1 CA 002222617 A CA002222617 A CA 002222617A CA 2222617 A CA2222617 A CA 2222617A CA 2222617 A1 CA2222617 A1 CA 2222617A1
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duty cycle
ablation
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delivery instrument
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Marshall L. Sherman
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Cardiac Pacemakers Inc
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Heart Rhythm Technologies, Inc.
Marshall L. Sherman
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
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Abstract

This invention is a power control system and method that controls a power generator (50) to vary the duty cycle of a power output provided to a delivery instrument (10) for delivering that power to a site in a patient for ablation.
The peak power can be raised and the duty cycle lowered to result in deeper lesions. A power output having a higher peak power for producing deeper lesions can be obtained by using a lower duty cycle having a longer "off"
period in order to deliver more power to the ablation site without overheating the delivery instrument (10). The temperature of the delivery instrument is monitored, and the duty cycle is lowered when the temperature exceeds a predetermined maximum limit. After the instrument has cooled sufficiently, the duty cycle is then increased to its previous level.
CA002222617A 1995-05-02 1996-05-01 System for controlling the energy delivered to a patient for ablation Expired - Fee Related CA2222617C (en)

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