Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-13
2011-11-01
Dvorak, Linda (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C606S034000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08048069
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure describes a user interface that may be used to control ablation therapy and monitor ablation therapy progress in systems that utilize wet electrode ablation techniques. The user interface presents a virtual electrode depth icon to a user that indicates the size of a lesion that may be created with the selected virtual electrode depth. The virtual electrode depth may be changed by the user according to the ablation therapy most appropriate for a patient, and the user may interact with the user interface to define the virtual electrode depth. In this manner, the user interface may be a touchscreen or other input device such as a mouse, pointing device, or keyboard. The user interface may also provide a thermometer icon that represents a patient temperature, a timer icon that represents a remaining time for therapy, and other representations of therapy progress.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3124373 (1964-03-01), Thomsen
patent: 3929356 (1975-12-01), DeVincent et al.
patent: 4269075 (1981-05-01), Crist et al.
patent: 4931040 (1990-06-01), Haber et al.
patent: 5026016 (1991-06-01), Lisowski
patent: 5345362 (1994-09-01), Winkler
patent: 5435805 (1995-07-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5454782 (1995-10-01), Perkins
patent: 5458597 (1995-10-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5470308 (1995-11-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5472441 (1995-12-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5507743 (1996-04-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5531676 (1996-07-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5536267 (1996-07-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5540681 (1996-07-01), Strul et al.
patent: D373193 (1996-08-01), Luther
patent: 5582588 (1996-12-01), Sakurai et al.
patent: D394903 (1998-06-01), Barkley et al.
patent: 5788291 (1998-08-01), Williams et al.
patent: 5807395 (1998-09-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 5827280 (1998-10-01), Sandock et al.
patent: D402758 (1998-12-01), Barkley et al.
patent: 5865788 (1999-02-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5871481 (1999-02-01), Kannenberg et al.
patent: D411622 (1999-06-01), Hall
patent: 5964756 (1999-10-01), McGaffigan et al.
patent: 5995875 (1999-11-01), Blewett et al.
patent: 6071280 (2000-06-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6090105 (2000-07-01), Zepeda et al.
patent: 6106521 (2000-08-01), Blewett et al.
patent: 6113594 (2000-09-01), Savage
patent: 6113597 (2000-09-01), Eggers et al.
patent: 6129726 (2000-10-01), Edwards et al.
patent: D438204 (2001-02-01), Winkler
patent: D441450 (2001-05-01), Salvatori et al.
patent: 6231591 (2001-05-01), Desai
patent: 6238393 (2001-05-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 6241702 (2001-06-01), Lundquist et al.
patent: 6241725 (2001-06-01), Cosman
patent: D447241 (2001-08-01), Deck
patent: 6280440 (2001-08-01), Gocho
patent: 6302903 (2001-10-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 6315777 (2001-11-01), Comben
patent: 6322558 (2001-11-01), Taylor et al.
patent: 6327492 (2001-12-01), Lemelson
patent: 6402742 (2002-06-01), Blewett et al.
patent: 6409722 (2002-06-01), Hoey et al.
patent: 6461296 (2002-10-01), Desai
patent: 6464661 (2002-10-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6471698 (2002-10-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6497705 (2002-12-01), Comben
patent: 6506189 (2003-01-01), Rittman et al.
patent: 6514247 (2003-02-01), McGaffigan et al.
patent: 6526320 (2003-02-01), Mitchell
patent: D471279 (2003-03-01), Locke et al.
patent: 6537248 (2003-03-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 6537272 (2003-03-01), Christopherson et al.
patent: 6551300 (2003-04-01), McGaffigan
patent: 6575969 (2003-06-01), Rittman et al.
patent: 6580948 (2003-06-01), Haupert et al.
patent: 6623515 (2003-09-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 6632221 (2003-10-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6632222 (2003-10-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6638275 (2003-10-01), McGaffigan et al.
patent: 6641580 (2003-11-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6642274 (2003-11-01), Neal
patent: 6645202 (2003-11-01), Pless et al.
patent: 6652516 (2003-11-01), Gough
patent: 6659105 (2003-12-01), Burbank et al.
patent: 6659106 (2003-12-01), Hovda et al.
patent: 6669685 (2003-12-01), Rizoiu et al.
patent: 6671558 (2003-12-01), Soykan et al.
patent: D484981 (2004-01-01), Faller et al.
patent: 6673063 (2004-01-01), Brett
patent: 6676658 (2004-01-01), Burbank et al.
patent: 6678554 (2004-01-01), Sun et al.
patent: 6685702 (2004-02-01), Quijano et al.
patent: 6689128 (2004-02-01), Sliwa, Jr. et al.
patent: 6690976 (2004-02-01), Fenn et al.
patent: 6706039 (2004-03-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 6719755 (2004-04-01), Sliwa, Jr. et al.
patent: 6761715 (2004-07-01), Carroll
patent: 6764487 (2004-07-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 6805128 (2004-10-01), Pless et al.
patent: 6805129 (2004-10-01), Pless et al.
patent: D499183 (2004-11-01), Vaisnys et al.
patent: 6814712 (2004-11-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6849073 (2005-02-01), Hoey et al.
patent: 6852091 (2005-02-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 6855141 (2005-02-01), Lovewell
patent: 6932811 (2005-08-01), Hooven et al.
patent: D509900 (2005-09-01), Barnes et al.
patent: 6989004 (2006-01-01), Hinchliffe et al.
patent: D538432 (2007-03-01), Diener et al.
patent: 2001/0031941 (2001-10-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 2001/0039415 (2001-11-01), Francischelli et al.
patent: 2001/0056226 (2001-12-01), Zodnik et al.
patent: 2002/0026188 (2002-02-01), Balbierz et al.
patent: 2002/0058933 (2002-05-01), Christopherson et al.
patent: 2002/0111548 (2002-08-01), Swanson et al.
patent: 2002/0111619 (2002-08-01), Keast et al.
patent: 2002/0128643 (2002-09-01), Simpson et al.
patent: 2002/0151884 (2002-10-01), Hoey et al.
patent: 2002/0173721 (2002-11-01), Grunwald et al.
patent: 2002/0177846 (2002-11-01), Mulier et al.
patent: 2002/0183740 (2002-12-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 2003/0028188 (2003-02-01), Paddock et al.
patent: 2003/0073989 (2003-04-01), Hoey et al.
patent: 2003/0093503 (2003-05-01), Yamaki et al.
patent: 2003/0103932 (2003-06-01), Slepian et al.
patent: 2003/0130711 (2003-07-01), Pearson et al.
patent: 2003/0171672 (2003-09-01), Varghese et al.
patent: 2004/0002647 (2004-01-01), Desai
patent: 2004/0082946 (2004-04-01), Malis et al.
patent: 2004/0133194 (2004-07-01), Eum et al.
patent: 2004/0172112 (2004-09-01), Cioanta et al.
patent: 2005/0245923 (2005-11-01), Christopherson et al.
patent: 2006/0089636 (2006-04-01), Christopherson et al.
patent: 2006/0270916 (2006-11-01), Skwarek et al.
patent: 4 209 000 (1993-05-01), None
patent: 1 818 021 (2007-08-01), None
patent: WO 00/66015 (2000-11-01), None
Birch et al., “Transurethral Resection of Prostate Under Sedation and Local Anesthesia (Sedoanalgesia),” Urology, Aug. 1991, vol. XXXVIII, No. 2., pp. 113-118.
Leveillee et al., “Radiofrequency Interstitial Tissue Ablation: Wet Electrode;” Journal of Endourology, vol. 17, No. 8, pp. 563-577, 2003.
Related patent application entitled “Delivery of Fluid During Transurethral Prostate Treatment”, U.S. Appl. No. 10/424,040, filed Apr. 24, 2003, now abandoned.
Related patent application entitled “Bipolar Virtual Electrode for Transurethral Needle Ablation”, U.S. Appl. No. 10/835,193, filed Apr. 29, 2004, now abandoned.
U.S. Patent Application entitled “User Interface for a Portable Therapy Delivery Device”, U.S. Appl. No. 11/414,623, filed Apr. 28, 2006, Skwarek et al.
U.S. Patent Application entitled “Operation Indicator for a Portable Therapy Delivery Device”, U.S. Appl. No. 11/414,501, filed Apr. 28, 2006, Skwarek et al.
Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, or the Declaration, for corresponding patent application No. PCT/US2007/077506, mailed Apr. 29, 2008, 14 pages.
Office Action dated Nov. 30, 2009 for U.S. Appl. No. 11/241,825 (26 pgs.).
Request for Continued Examination and Amendment dated Feb. 1, 2010 for U.S. Appl. No. 11/241,825 (31 pgs.).
Bosacker Keith S.
Skwarek Thomas R.
Wenger William K.
Della Jaymi
Dvorak Linda
Marks Scott A.
Medtronic Inc.
Schumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
LandOfFree
User interface for ablation therapy does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with User interface for ablation therapy, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and User interface for ablation therapy will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4307997