Patent ID: 9265559
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A method for intra-procedurally assessing a likelihood of failure of a treatment procedure, the treatment procedure comprising delivering energy to a body of a human or animal using an electrosurgical generator, a treatment parameter being associated with the treatment procedure, the treatment parameter having a pre-set threshold associated with a successful treatment procedure, and a ramp time being defined for the treatment parameter to reach the pre-set threshold during the treatment procedure, the ramp time having a pre-set limit, the method comprising: measuring the treatment parameter over time from a start of the delivering of energy and during a course of the treatment procedure; and during the course of the treatment procedure, determining whether or not the treatment parameter will reach the pre-set threshold such that the treatment procedure is likely to be successful, by correlating the measured treatment parameter with the ramp time; whereby a likelihood the treatment procedure will fail may be determined if the treatment parameter does not reach the pre-set threshold prior to the ramp time reaching the pre-set limit; and after the delivering of the energy for the ramp time has ended, adjusting an overall procedure time when the treatment parameter does not reach the pre-set threshold prior to the ramp time.