Patent ID: 8845630
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A system for monitoring energy delivering from an energy supply unit to a target tissue region, where the target tissue region comprises a plurality of tissue layers each having varying characteristics, the system comprising: a treatment unit having a device body that includes a tissue engaging surface that allows orientation of the device body on the surface of tissue, the treatment unit further including a first plurality of energy transfer elements extending from the tissue engaging surface and each including an energy transfer portion configured to apply energy during a treatment cycle of the energy supply unit; a connector adapted to couple the energy supply unit to the plurality of energy transfer elements; and a graphical user interface coupled to the energy supply unit and energy transfer element, the graphical user interface comprising a tissue characteristic indicator configured to identify at least one characteristic of a tissue layer in which the energy transfer portion of the energy transfer element is located when the energy transfer elements are inserted into the target tissue for a treatment cycle; where the energy supply unit is configured to measure an impedance value of tissue adjacent to the energy transfer portion between at least two electrodes and where the tissue characteristic indicator is configured to identify the measured impedance value, and where the tissue characteristic indicator comprises a visual tissue indicator and is configured to correlate the measured impedance value as the layer of tissue relative to at least another layer of tissue.