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Abstract
【解決手段】開口を有する伸展可能な袋10と、開口と連通するように袋10に固定された流体供給チューブ26と、袋上に形成された複数の電極120と、電極に電流を供給するための無線周波数電力手段と、組織の選択された部分を通して電流を流すことによって前記組織の選択された部分を45℃〜90℃の均一な温度で加熱するために無線周波数電力手段を電極に選択的に接続するスイッチング手段とを含む、身体器官の組織を通して電流を流すための剥離装置である。
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上述のような先行技術に開示されている方法の欠点は、完全な剥離を行うために必要とされる均一な温度コントロールないしは温度検知能力が欠如しているために、広い領域の均一な施術ができないことである。
特に、本発明の目的は、子宮の寸法および形状の相違に適応するために伸展可能な材料から成る袋(bladder)を提供することにある。
12 子宮
16 卵管
26 カテーテルチューブ
28 流体供給チューブ
32 センサー
38 ルーメン
42 導電性区画
44 サーミスタ
50 コネクタ
324 マンドレル
352 支持ベース
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- 身体器官の組織を通して電流を流すための剥離装置であって、
開口を有する伸展可能な袋と、
開口と連通するように袋に固定された流体供給チューブと、
袋上に形成された複数の電極と、
前記電極に電流を供給するための無線周波数電力手段と、
組織の選択された部分を通して電流を流すことによって前記組織の選択された部分を45℃〜9O℃の均一な温度で加熱するために無線周波数電力手段を電極に選択的に接続するスイッチング手段とを含む剥離装置。 - 電極のうち、少なくとも一つの上に取り付けられた温度センサを含む請求項1に記載の剥離装置。
- 袋を貫通して延在し袋の末端において袋の外表面に開口するチューブを含む請求項1に記載の剥離装置。
- 流体供給チューブの上に取り付けられた可動のスリーブを含む請求項1に記載の剥離装置。
- 流体供給チューブと袋を収納するためのカテーテルを含む請求項1に記載の剥離装置。
- 電極が袋の内側表面または外側表面の何れかの上に取り付けられている請求項1に記載の剥離装置。
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