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US8560062B2 - Method and apparatus for diagnosing and treating neural dysfunction - Google Patents
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US8560062B2 US13/597,897 US201213597897A US8560062B2 US 8560062 B2 US8560062 B2 US 8560062B2 US 201213597897 A US201213597897 A US 201213597897A US 8560062 B2 US8560062 B2 US 8560062B2
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Howard Morgan Clarke
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2012-08-29 Application filed by NeuroTherm LLC filed Critical NeuroTherm LLC
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/185,646, filed Jul. 19, 2011 and titled “Method and Apparatus for Diagnosis and Treating Neural Dysfunction”, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/966,550, filed on Dec. 13, 2010, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,000,785 on Aug. 16, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/501,074 filed on Jul. 10, 2009, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,853,326 on Dec. 14, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/498,446 filed on Aug. 2, 2006, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,574,257 on Aug. 11, 2009, and which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/704,849, filed on Aug. 2, 2005, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
By reference, an example of radiofrequency heat lesioning generators used in clinical practice for the treatment of neural disorders is the Radionics RFG-3C+ (Burlington Mass.).
FIG. 6 is an exemplary embodiment showing a sensory stimulation graph 30F, being displayed on the device. In this particular diagram, each electrode has associated with it a thin line and a fat line 35F indicating pre- and post-stimulation sensory thresholds for each electrode. Again, there are many contemplated ways that these parameters could be represented, and this is just an example of one of many ways in which to achieve a representation of these parameters that are identifiable to the user. The mode select switch, identified as 20F, has settings for both high frequency energy and stimulation. The dashes (--), indicated by 10F in the figure, represent temperature, which is irrelevant in this mode, since with no energy delivery there is no therapeutic heating and all of the electrodes will be reading body temperature (which could of course be displayed. The electrode outputs, represented by 60F, once again indicate three connections though any number of electrodes greater than one should be covered within the scope of this inventions contemplated. Set temp is represented by 5F in the figure, and its associated value is represented by 40F in the figure and is depicted as a two digit display.
1. A device for use in delivering therapeutic treatment to a plurality of nerve locations comprising:
a plurality of electrode outputs operably coupled to the RF output, wherein each of the electrode outputs is separately and individually connectable through a corresponding electrical conductor to a probe;
a plurality of temperature sensor inputs, each of the plurality of temperature sensor inputs configured to receive temperature information from at least one temperature sensor incorporated into the corresponding probe; and
a user interface for individually selecting a plurality of user-settable temperatures, each of said plurality of temperatures associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of the electrode outputs, the device being configured such that energy delivery from the radio frequency energy source to each of the plurality of electrode outputs is regulated to simultaneously maintain each of said user-settable temperatures.
2. The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of probes, each of the plurality of probes coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of electrode outputs, wherein the user-settable temperature maintained for each of the plurality of electrode outputs comprises a temperature measured by a temperature sensor at a tip of the corresponding one of the probes.
5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of sensor inputs configured to receive temperature information from a plurality of temperature sensors at a corresponding plurality of electrode tips.
6. The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of probes, each probe comprising an input, and an electrode tip, and wherein each probe input is coupled to a corresponding one of the electrode outputs.
7. The device of claim 6, wherein the probes are at least partially electrically insulated over at least part of a shaft of the probes.
8. The device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of probes are separate and not connected to one another.
9. The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of indicators corresponding to the plurality of electrode outputs, to indicate that a probe is receiving energy from the radio frequency energy source.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein the indicators comprise indicator lights.
11. The device of claim 1, further comprising a set temperature display to display the temperature set by the user.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of temperature controls, each temperature control corresponding to one of the plurality of electrode outputs.
13. The device of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of temperature sensor inputs, each of the plurality of temperature sensor inputs configured to receive temperature information from a temperature sensor incorporated into one of the probes.
14. The device of claim 13, further comprising a plurality of individual electrode temperature displays corresponding to the plurality of temperature sensor inputs.
15. The device of claim 1, further comprising a graphics panel configured to display at least one of the operating parameters of the device.
16. The device of claim 15, wherein the graphics panel is configured to display the temperature of a plurality of electrode tips.
17. The device of claim 15, wherein the graphics panel is configured to display both the temperature of a plurality of electrode tips, and the temperature of a plurality of electrode tips versus time.
18. The device of claim 1, wherein the RF output provides pulsed high frequency energy.
19. The device of claim 1, further comprising a reference electrode to provide a path for return current from two or more probes.
20. A system for use in delivering therapeutic treatment to a plurality of nerve locations via a plurality of probes, the system comprising:
a plurality of separate probes which are not connected to one another, each of the plurality of probes comprising an electrode tip, and a temperature sensor to provide information regarding temperature of the electrode tip;
a plurality of electrode outputs coupled to the RF output, wherein each of the electrode outputs is configured to receive temperature information from and provide radio frequency energy to a corresponding one of the probes, wherein the system is configured to regulate energy delivery from the radio frequency energy source to each of the plurality of probes to simultaneously maintain the temperature reported by the temperature sensor of each of the probes.
21. The system of claim 20, further comprising a plurality of temperature displays corresponding to the temperature information received at each of the electrode outputs.
22. The system of claim 20, further comprising a user interface for selecting a user-settable temperature individually associated with any of the electrode outputs.
23. The system of claim 20, wherein the feedback control circuitry comprises a plurality of feedback control circuits each corresponding to one of the plurality of electrode outputs.
24. The system of claim 20, further comprising a reference electrode to provide a path for return current from the plurality of probes.
25. A device for use in delivering therapeutic treatment energy to a plurality of nerve locations via a corresponding plurality of probes, the device comprising:
a plurality of electrode outputs, wherein each of the electrode outputs is adapted to receive temperature information from and provide RF energy to one of the probes;
a mode select interface configured to select from a plurality of settings, wherein, a therapeutic mode setting of the mode select interface is a selection of power at an RF frequency for coupling to any of the plurality of electrode outputs and a stimulate mode setting is a selection of power at a stimulate frequency, which is lower than the RF therapeutic frequency; and
a user interface for selecting a user-settable temperature associated with any of the electrode outputs for use during therapeutic mode, the device being configured such that power at the RF therapeutic frequency to each of the plurality of electrode outputs is regulated to simultaneously maintain an associated user-settable temperature of each of the plurality of electrode outputs at the probe connected to the corresponding electrode output.
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