Oesophageal treatment apparatus

A - Human Necessities – 61 – B

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A61B 18/18 (2006.01)

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CA 2700237

A probe and associated apparatus for treating oesophageal tissue with microwave radiation (e.g. radiation having a frequency of 5-60 GHz) are disclosed. The probe comprises a flexible substrate that expands and retracts between an access configuration, e.g. suitable for insertion through an endoscope, and a treatment configuration in which radiating elements, e.g. conducting patches, monopole antennas, slots in a conducting strip or the like, are brought into close proximity with tissue to be treated. The radiating elements are arranged to emit a substantially uniform electromagnetic field with a suitable penetration depth into the tissue. The apparatus can monitor and control the power delivered from the probe into tissue. A method of hollow tube, e.g. oesophageal, pathological treatment and a device for opening and closing the probe are also disclosed.

L'invention concerne une sonde et un appareil associé pour le traitement d'un tissu oesophagien à l'aide de rayonnement micro-onde (par ex., un rayonnement présentant une fréquence comprise entre 5 et 60 GHz). La sonde comprend un substrat souple qui se dilate et se rétracte entre une configuration d'accès, par ex., appropriée pour l'insertion à travers un endoscope, et une configuration de traitement dans laquelle des éléments rayonnants, par ex., des plaques conductrices, des antennes unipolaires, des fentes formées dans un ruban conducteur ou analogue, sont amenés à proximité étroite d'un tissu à traiter. Les éléments rayonnants sont conçus pour émettre un champ électromagnétique sensiblement uniforme à profondeur de pénétration appropriée dans le tissu. L'appareil peut surveiller et commander la puissance délivrée par la sonde dans le tissu. L'invention concerne également un procédé de traitement de pathologies de tubes creux, par ex., de l'oesophage, ainsi qu'un dispositif d'ouverture et de fermeture de la sonde.

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