Patent ID: 6643535
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A system for providing computer guided ablation of tissue of a patient, comprising:a. an imaging device for receiving imaging data from a treatment region of a patient, processing said imaging data and providing imaging output data and imaging signals, said imaging output data being available to an operator; b. an ablative surgical computer system, comprising: i) a guidance module for processing said imaging signals and providing a treatment guidance plan to the operator; and, ii) a treatment module for acquiring and processing surgical device output data, for optimally controlling treatment parameters and providing feedback information to the operator based on said treatment guidance plan; and, c. a set of surgical devices, said set of surgical devices providing said surgical device output data, comprising: i) at least one ablative device for providing ablation of said treatment region based on said treatment parameters and operator input; and, ii) at least one temperature sensing device for acquiring temperature data from said treatment region and providing a temperature sensing device output signal, said temperature sensing device output signal being a portion of said surgical device output data, wherein said treatment guidance plan is utilized for placing said at least one ablative device and said at least one temperature sensing device into said treatment region.