JP2011524204A - 組織にエネルギーを送達するシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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本発明は、概して医療デバイスおよび方法に関し、より具体的には、人間または他の動物を治療するために用いられるデバイスによって作られる切除帯を制御する改良されたデバイスおよび方法に関する。本デバイスは、心房細動を治療するために用いられ得る。
本発明は、概して医療デバイスおよび方法に関し、より具体的には、心房細動および他の医学状態のための治療として組織にエネルギーを送達するために用いられる医療デバイスおよび方法に関する。
本発明の好ましい実施形態の以下の説明は、これらの実施形態に本発明を限定することを意図するものではなく、むしろ当業者が本発明を作りそして用いることを可能にすることを意図する。
切除帯278の形状は、好ましくはいくつかの変種のうちの1つであるが、切除帯278の形状は、任意の適切な形状であり得、エネルギービーム20、エネルギー源12(材料、形状などを含む)、整合層34、バッキング22(下記に説明される)、電気的アタッチメント14からの電気信号(周波数、電圧、デューティサイクル、パルスの長さなどを含む)、ならびにビーム20が伝わる標的組織および接触もしくは休止時間の長さの任意の適切な組み合わせによる任意の適切な方法で変更され得る。
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- 患者の心房細動を治療する切除デバイスであって、該デバイスは、
近位端と遠位端とを有するハウジングと、
該ハウジングの該遠位端に隣接するエネルギー源であって、該エネルギー源は、活動部分と不活動部分とを有する、エネルギー源と
を備え、
該活動部分は、該エネルギー源に電力が通されたとき、組織にエネルギーを送達することによって、該組織に部分的な切除帯または完全な切除帯を作るように適合され、該切除帯は、該組織を通る異常な電気的活動をブロックし、該患者の心房細動を減少させるかまたは除去し、
該不活動部分は、該エネルギー源に電力が通されたとき、エネルギーを放出しないかまたは実質的にエネルギーを放出しない、デバイス。 - 前記ハウジングは、該ハウジングの前記近位端に連結される細長いシャフトを備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源は、超音波トランスデューサを備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波トランスデューサは、平らな遠位面を備えている、請求項3に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波トランスデューサは、凹表面または凸表面を備えている、請求項3に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波トランスデューサは、円形の形状を備えている、請求項3に記載のデバイス。
- 前記超音波トランスデューサは、該超音波トランスデューサの前面に配置される整合層を備え、該整合層は、該トランスデューサから該トランスデューサの方に戻るように放出されるエネルギーの反射を減少させるように適合される、請求項3に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源の前記不活動部分は該エネルギー源にアパーチャを備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源の前記不活動部分は第1の材料を備え、前記活動部分は該第1の材料とは異なる第2の材料を備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源は、複数の不活動部分を備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源は、複数の環状のトランスデューサを備え、該複数の環状のトランスデューサは、互いの周りに同心で配置される、複数のトランスデューサを備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源は、トランスデューサのグリッドを備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源は、無線周波数エネルギー、マイクロ波エネルギー、フォトニックエネルギー、熱エネルギー、および低温エネルギーのうちの1つを送達する、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源は、ビーム内のエネルギーを送達し、該ビームは、組織の表面に対して40度〜140度の角度で位置を決められる、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記切除帯は、経壁外傷を含む、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記切除帯は、直線の切除経路を備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記切除帯は、円形の切除経路または楕円形の切除経路を備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源の遠位端は、前記ハウジングの遠位端から引っ込んでいる、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記ハウジングの前記遠位端の近くにセンサをさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記センサは、前記エネルギー源と前記組織の表面との間の距離を検出するように適合される、請求項19に記載のデバイス。
- 前記センサは、治療されるべき組織の特性を検出するように適合される、請求項19に記載のデバイス。
- 前記組織の前記特性は、該組織の厚さを含む、請求項21に記載のデバイス。
- 前記センサは、温度センサを含む、請求項19に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源を制御するプロセッサをさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記組織は、肺静脈を含む、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 冷却液を有する冷却液源をさらに備え、該冷却液は前記ハウジングを通って流れ、前記組織を冷却する、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源に連結されるバッキング要素をさらに備え、該バッキング要素は、該エネルギー源のための熱シンクを提供する、請求項19に記載のデバイス。
- 前記バッキング要素は、前記エネルギー源から前記ハウジングの遠位端の方にエネルギーを反射するように適合される反射表面を作る、請求項27に記載のデバイス。
- 前記エネルギー源に連結され、エネルギーのビームを集束するレンズをさらに備えている、請求項1に記載のデバイス。
- 心房細動の治療として患者の組織を切除する方法であって、該方法は、
近位端と、遠位端と、該遠位端に隣接するエネルギー源とを有するハウジングを提供することと、
該エネルギー源が該組織にエネルギーを送達するように該エネルギー源に電力を通すことであって、該エネルギー源は、活動部分と不活動部分とを備え、該活動部分は、該エネルギー源に電力を通されたとき該エネルギーを送達し、該不活動部分は、該エネルギー源に電力を通されたとき実質的にエネルギーを放出しない、ことと、
該組織において異常な電気的活動をブロックする切除帯を作ることによって、該患者の心房細動を減少させるかまたは除去することと
を包含する、方法。 - 前記エネルギー源は、超音波トランスデューサを備えている、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記エネルギー源は、無線周波数エネルギー、マイクロ波エネルギー、フォトニックエネルギー、熱エネルギー、および低温エネルギーのうちの1つを前記組織に送達する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記エネルギー源は、第1のトランスデューサと第2のトランスデューサとを備えており、前記方法は、該第1のトランスデューサに電力を通すことと、該第2のトランスデューサに電力を通すこととをさらに包含し、該第1のトランスデューサが、該第2のトランスデューサによって放出される第2のエネルギービームとは異なる第1のエネルギービームを放出するように、該第1のトランスデューサが該第2のトランスデューサとは異なるように電力を通される、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記第1のトランスデューサは療法モードで動作させられ、前記第2のトランスデューサは診断モードで動作させられる、請求項33に記載の方法。
- 前記エネルギー源に電力を通すことは、該エネルギー源に送達されるエネルギーの周波数、電圧、デューティサイクル、および出力レベルのうちの1つを調整することを包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記組織に送達されるエネルギーは、5MHz〜25MHzの範囲の周波数を有する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記エネルギー源は、5ボルト〜200ボルトの波高値の範囲の電圧によって電力を通される、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記切除帯は、経壁外傷を含む、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記切除帯は、直線の切除経路を備えている、請求項30に記載のデバイス。
- 前記切除帯は、円形または楕円形の切除経路を備えている、請求項30に記載のデバイス。
- 前記切除帯を作ることは、軸の周りに前記エネルギー源を回転させることを包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記切除帯は、前記組織の涙滴形領域を備えている、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記切除帯は、約5mmの深さを有する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記ハウジングに連結されるセンサによって間隙距離を決定することをさらに包含し、該間隙距離は、前記エネルギー源と前記組織の表面との間に延びる、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記間隙距離を実質的に一定に維持することをさらに包含する、請求項44に記載の方法。
- 前記ハウジングに連結されるセンサによって前記組織の厚さを決定することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記ハウジングに連結されるセンサによって前記組織の特性を決定することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記センサは、前記エネルギー源の一部分を備えている、請求項47に記載の方法。
- 前記ハウジングに連結されるセンサによって前記組織の温度を感知することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- プロセッサによって前記エネルギーを制御することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記組織は、肺静脈を含む、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記患者の心臓の左心房に前記ハウジングの位置を決めることをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記エネルギー源と前記組織の表面との間の角度を調整することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記組織を冷却し、それによって、前記切除帯の形状を制御することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記組織を冷却し、それによって該組織の一部分に対する損傷を防ぐことをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記エネルギー源を冷却することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
- 前記冷却するステップは、前記エネルギー源を通過して流れる流体によって前記組織を冷却することを包含する、請求項54に記載の方法。
- 前記切除帯の形状を制御することをさらに包含する、請求項30に記載の方法。
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