{"number":"US12702474B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Apparatus and method for delivery and monitoring of ablation therapy","english":"Apparatus and method for delivery and monitoring of ablation therapy"},"abstract":{"original":"Methods are provided for monitoring and controlling tissue ablation using RF energy delivered by an imaging ablation catheter under direct visualization, using the control and modulation of a set of ablation parameters based on direct optical imaging of the tissue surface via the imaging ablation catheter, where a set of optical image-derived parameters modulates the setting of a subset of Radio Frequency dosing parameters. The ablation dosing algorithms based on image-derived information can be implemented manually or in semi-automated or automated forms.","english":"Methods are provided for monitoring and controlling tissue ablation using RF energy delivered by an imaging ablation catheter under direct visualization, using the control and modulation of a set of ablation parameters based on direct optical imaging of the tissue surface via the imaging ablation catheter, where a set of optical image-derived parameters modulates the setting of a subset of Radio Frequency dosing parameters. The ablation dosing algorithms based on image-derived information can be implemented manually or in semi-automated or automated forms."},"applicants":["INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC."],"inventors":["JOHN B. ALLISON","Celina Escobedo","Jean-Luc Pageard","Brian Pedersen"],"filingDate":"2021-12-29","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702474B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702474B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702474B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702474B2"}}