Patent ID: 7494466

Claim:
A method for manipulating treatment probes during ultrasonic treatment of a cancer in subject tissue, comprising: supporting a plurality of ultrasonic treatment probes with a jig assembly that comprises a central shaft extending along an axis, a plurality of collars coaxially mounted about said axis on said central shaft, and each of said collars independently rotatable about said axis, and a plurality of adjustable supports each attached to one of said collars, wherein each one of said plurality of ultrasonic treatment probes is received by one of said supports, and said collars are positioned about said axis and said adjustable supports are adjusted, to focus said plurality of ultrasonic treatment probes onto a con-focal region of a target tumour of said subject tissue; and robotically manipulating said plurality of ultrasonic treatment probes, by moving said central shaft, to focus said treatment probes onto said con-focal region on at least a portion of said target tumour whose site is determined by an ultrasound identification probe.