Patent ID: 7164940
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A therapeutic system comprising: an energy source which generates energy to treat an internal affected region; an applicator having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion and including a longitudinal member, wherein at least the distal end portion of the applicator is inserted in a living body and arranged at a position such that the affected region is enabled to be treated by the energy, and the energy is supplied to the affected region through the distal end portion of the applicator; a data acquisition device to acquire tomogram data of the living body including the affected region; a display to display a tomogram of living tissues including the affected region based on the tomogram data; a setting section to set at least one of a plurality of reference points and at least one measuring line on the tomogram displayed on the display before the energy is supplied to the affected region; and an observation unit including the display and the setting section, wherein the observation unit is adapted to observe a condition of the affected region treated by the energy based on a change of the tomogram data corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of reference points and the at least one measuring line which varies as the energy is supplied to the affected region; wherein the setting section sets the at least one of the plurality of reference points and the at least one measuring line based on the tomogram data acquired by the data acquisition device.