US 12,226,149 B2
System and method for adjusting available power per probe during an ablation procedure
Lisa M. McGregor, Chamblee, GA (US); Lee Rhein, Hollywood, FL (US); Tyler W. Crone, Atlanta, GA (US); and Jennifer J. Barrett, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/234,414.
Application 17/234,414 is a continuation of application No. 16/027,653, filed on Jul. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,980,599.
Prior Publication US 2021/0236200 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/1492 (2013.01) [A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00714 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00797 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method of treating tissue of a patient's body, the method comprising:
providing an energy source and a controller coupled to a probe assembly, the energy source comprising a predetermined power supply;
detecting, via the controller, a number of probes of the probe assembly connected to the energy source, each probe having an electrically-conductive energy delivery device for delivering one of electrical and radiofrequency (RF) energy to the patient's body;
positioning the probes at or near the tissue to be treated of the patient's body;
dividing, via the energy source, the predetermined power supply among each of the probes based on the number of probes detected; and
treating the tissue by independently controlling each of the probes using the divided power, wherein each of the probes is controlled in a ready state where a thermocouple measurement of a connected probe is detectable and the connected probe is not delivering power,
wherein individual treatment procedures for each of the probes are independently started or stopped without affecting available power to remaining probes.