Patent ID: 8926605
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An ablation system for facilitating delivery of ablative energy to targeted tissue of a subject, comprising: a catheter comprising a proximal end and a distal end; an integrated catheter tip located along the distal end of the catheter, the integrated catheter tip comprising a radiometer, a radiofrequency electrode and a temperature-measurement device; a generator for providing power to the radiofrequency electrode; wherein the radiofrequency electrode is configured to emit energy, when energized by the generator, to the targeted tissue of the subject; a non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store operation parameters for the radiometer and the temperature-measurement device; and a processor configured to calculate a temperature of the targeted tissue of the subject at a depth relative to a surface of the targeted tissue based on, at least, a signal generated by the radiometer, a signal generated by the temperature-measurement device and the operation parameters stored on the computer-readable medium.