Patent ID: 6695871
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
A thermal therapy apparatus for treating a vital tissue by irradiating the tissue with energy, comprising:energy generation means for generating energy; a display configured to display a) a first cursor for designating a position of a cross section of a diseased part, b) a figure on a screen simulating the shape of a the cross section of the diseased part in accordance with the position designated by said first cursor, c) a plurality of preset identifiers, each preset identifier having a size defining an amount of heat energy to be irradiated by said energy generation means and having a shape defining a range for therapeutic treatment and d) a second cursor for selecting at least one of the preset identifiers; an operating unit configured to operate the first cursor to designate the position of the cross section of the diseased part and move the second cursor to select a preset identifier among the plurality of preset identifiers displayed on the screen, and for allocating the selected preset identifier in the figure simulating the shape of the cross section of the diseased part on the screen of said display, so as to set the therapeutic conditions for the diseased part based on the size, shape and the arranged position of the preset identifier; and a controller configured to position said energy generation means in accordance with the position designated using the first cursor and control said energy generation means in accordance with the therapeutic conditions set by allocating the preset identifiers by said operating unit to treat the diseased part, wherein the diseased part is treated by the heat energy generated by said energy generation means in accordance with the therapeutic conditions.