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本出願は、次の先行する仮出願:2017年5月25日に出願された米国仮出願番号第62/511,301号(代理人書類番号51010−703.104);2017年4月24日に出願された米国仮出願番号第62/489,389号(代理人書類番号51010−703.103);および2016年11月28日に出願された米国仮出願番号第62/426,974号(代理人書類番号51010−703.102)の利益を主張しており、これら仮出願の全体の開示は、参考として本明細書中に援用される。
1.発明の分野。本発明は、概して、医療用の装置および方法に関し、より具体的には、体内平滑筋の収縮を刺激するためのシステムに関する。
参照による組み込み
本発明のシステムを用いた、身体内の尿管の長さに沿った任意の部位における生体内尿管電気刺激は、オペレータが、開腹術野における直接的な可視化下にあるものと同じくらい良好に、低侵襲外科手術の間、動作中のビデオスクリーン上にその経路を迅速かつ確実に可視化することを可能にする、確実かつ再現可能な双方向の視認可能な収縮波(図1)をもたらす。刺激装置の効果がたとえ尿管上のどの部位に印加されても、刺激点から両方向(順方向および逆方向)に伝搬する全長収縮波が、生じる。尿管移動の本波伝搬は、構造の場所および機能性の直接的な可視インジケーションを提供する。
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- 医療手技の間、標的解剖学的構造における観察可能な応答を誘発するための方法であって、
電気刺激装置を提供するステップと、
電気刺激エネルギーを、前記刺激装置から前記標的解剖学的構造に近接する組織に送達するステップであって、前記刺激エネルギーは、容量放電を含む、ステップと、
前記組織を観察し、前記電気刺激エネルギーによって誘発される前記標的解剖学的構造における応答を検出するステップと、
を含む、方法。 - 前記容量放電は、未駆動容量放電を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、5V〜500Vの範囲内のピーク電圧を有する、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記ピーク電圧は、6V〜60Vの範囲内である、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、1Aを下回る合成可変電流を有する、請求項3に記載の方法。
- 前記合成可変電流は、5mA〜125mAの範囲内である、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、30μCを上回る、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、40μC〜450μCの範囲内である、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 各未駆動容量放電は、0.05mJを上回る総合成エネルギーを有する、請求項7に記載の方法。
- 各未駆動容量放電は、0.05mJ〜9mJの範囲内の総合成エネルギーを有する、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 各未駆動容量放電は、10μs〜20msの範囲内の減衰定数持続時間を有する、請求項9に記載の方法。
- 前記持続時間は、100μs〜4msの範囲内である、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 連続未駆動容量放電は、0.1Hz〜2Hzの率で送達される、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 連続未駆動容量放電は、0.5Hz〜1Hzの率で送達される、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 前記標的解剖学的構造は、尿管と、膀胱と、胃と、食道と、腸とから成る群から選択される、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 前記電気刺激装置は、少なくとも1つの電極を有するシャフトを備え、電気刺激を送達するステップは、前記シャフトを前進させ、前記少なくとも1つの電極を前記標的解剖学的構造に近接する前記組織に対して係合させるステップを含む、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 前記未駆動容量放電のパラメータは、ユーザによって調節可能である、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 前記未駆動容量放電のパラメータは、事前設定される、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 前記容量放電は、双極である、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 前記容量放電は、単極である、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 前記シャフトは、トロカール、カニューレ、内視鏡、またはカテーテルを通して前進される、請求項15に記載の方法。
- 前記シャフトは、手術器具を通してまたはそれと同時に前進される、請求項15に記載の方法。
- 前記シャフトは、把持器を使用して前進される、請求項15に記載の方法。
- 前記シャフトは、ロボットによって前進される、請求項15に記載の方法。
- 前記標的解剖学的構造は、尿管を備え、組織の収縮を視覚的に観察し、前記組織内の尿管の経路を判定するステップをさらに含む、請求項13に記載の方法。
- 医療手技の間、標的解剖学的構造における観察可能な応答を誘発するための電気刺激システムであって、
少なくとも1つの電極を有する、刺激装置と、
前記少なくとも1つの電極に接続可能であり、電気刺激エネルギーを、前記刺激装置を通して前記標的解剖学的構造に近接する組織に送達するように構成される電力供給源であって、前記刺激エネルギーは、容量放電を含む、電力供給源と、
を備える、電気刺激システム。 - 前記電力供給源は、前記少なくとも1つの電極が前記刺激エネルギーを前記尿管に近接する組織に送達するように位置付けられると、尿管から蠕動性応答を導出するように構成される、請求項25に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記電力供給源は、未駆動容量放電を送達するように構成される、請求項25に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、5V〜500Vの範囲内のピーク電圧を有する、請求項27に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記ピーク電圧は、6V〜60Vの範囲内である、請求項28に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、1Aを下回る合成可変電流を有する、請求項28に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記合成可変電流は、5mA〜125mAの範囲内である、請求項30に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、30μCを上回る、請求項30に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記未駆動容量放電は、40μC〜450μCの範囲内である、請求項32に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 各未駆動容量放電は、0.05mJを上回る合成総エネルギーを有する、請求項33に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 各未駆動容量放電は、0.05mJ〜9mJの範囲内の合成総エネルギーを有する、請求項33に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 各未駆動容量放電は、10μs〜20msの範囲内の減衰定数持続時間を有する、請求項35に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記持続時間は、100μs〜4msの範囲内である、請求項35に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 連続未駆動容量放電は、0.1Hz〜2Hzの率で送達される、請求項37に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記電力供給源は、0.5Hz〜1Hzの率で送達される、連続未駆動容量放電を送達するように構成される、請求項37に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記電気刺激装置は、前進され、前記標的解剖学的構造に近接する組織に係合するように構成される、少なくとも1つの電極を有するシャフトを備える、請求項25に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記未駆動容量放電のパラメータは、ユーザによって調節可能である、請求項27に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記未駆動容量放電のパラメータは、事前設定される、請求項27に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記刺激装置は、前記シャフト上に、双極容量放電を送達するように構成される電極の対を有する、請求項40に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記刺激装置は、前記シャフト上に単一の電極を有し、前記システムはさらに、単極容量放電を送達するように構成される分散型パッドを備える、請求項25に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記シャフトは、トロカール、カニューレ、内視鏡、またはカテーテルを通して前進されるように構成される、請求項40に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記シャフトは、手術器具を通してまたはそれと同時に前進されるように構成される、請求項40に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記シャフトは、把持器を使用して前進されるように構成される、請求項40に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記シャフトは、ロボットによって前進されるように構成される、請求項40に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記電気刺激装置は、ハンドルを含み、前記電力供給源は、前記ハンドル内に配置される、請求項25に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記電力供給源は、繋留コードによって前記電気刺激装置に接続される、卓上型電力供給源である、請求項25に記載の電気刺激システム。
- 前記刺激装置は、把持器と、鋏と、吸引洗浄器と、解離器具とから成る群から選択される手術器具を備える、請求項25に記載の電気刺激システム。
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