WO1999020191A1 - Split tip electrode catheter - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of surgery. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for applying thermal energy to tissue during percutaneous surgery. Specifically, a preferred implementation of the present invention relates to an elongated catheter with a longitudinally split tip for directing thermal energy toward one side of the catheter during percutaneous surgery. The present invention thus relates to a surgical method and apparatus of the type that can be termed split tip.
- tissue that is to be treated by exposure to thermal energy is often close to tissue that should not be exposed to the thermal energy, resulting in potentially adverse affect to otherwise healthy tissue. Therefore, what is needed is a solution that permits thermal energy to be directed to the tissue to be treated without exposing nearby tissue to the thermal energy.
- intervertebral discs contain collagen that can be effectively treated with thermal energy to repair and/or reinforce the disc.
- spinal nerves on the outside of intervertebral discs next to the posterior and the posterior lateral areas of the discs While the discs can be thermally treated, the spinal nerves should not be thermally treated.
- Another example would be in brain surgery where a pathologic lesion could be treated by heating. However, the lesion would be surrounded by other very sensitive tissues that should not be treated.
- the prior art has only provided general electrode tips.
- the electrode tips of the prior art do not have the capability of delivering heat to only one side of the tip.
- the electrode tips of the prior art have not been designed in a way that would allow the surgeon to place the electrode tip in between two layers of tissue and only provide the therapy to one of those two layers (i.e., to one side of the electrode tip).
- the prior art tips run a risk of causing injury and necrosis to sensitive tissue.
- Heating and death of sensitive tissue can lead to loss of sensation and mechanical control of various parts of the body (e.g., the foot) or, as another example, loss of bowel control.
- sensitive tissue e.g., a spinal nerve root
- loss of sensation and mechanical control of various parts of the body e.g., the foot
- loss of bowel control e.g., the brain
- the effects being risked could be very devastating.
- a first embodiment of the invention is based on a surgical instrument for delivering thermal energy to a section of tissue during percutaneous surgery, comprising: an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and a split tip electrode coupled to said distal end, said split tip electrode i) including a first component and a second component coupled to said first component, and ii) defining a principle axis, wherein thermal energy is delivered to said section of tissue so as to heat said section of tissue asymmetrically with regard to said principle axis of said split tip electrode.
- a second embodiment of the invention is based on a method for delivering thermal energy to a section of tissue during percutaneous surgery, comprising: providing a surgical instrument having a split tip electrode i) including a first component and a second component coupled to said first component, and ii) defining a principle axis; inserting the split tip electrode into a body to be treated which contains the section of tissue; and delivering thermal energy to said section of tissue so as to obtain a clinical result, or medically therapeutic result, wherein thermal energy is delivered to said section of tissue so as to heat said section of tissue asymmetrically with regard to said principle axis of said split tip electrode.
- a third embodiment of the invention discloses a surgical instrument with a probe menber and a tip.
- the surgical instrument is connectable by way of an energy coupling to an energy source to provide energy to a surgical site.
- the probe member includes a distal and a proximal end and the proximal end portion includes the energy coupling to the source of energy.
- the tip is positioned at the distal end of the elongated probe.
- the tip includes adjacent first and second portions.
- the first portion is coupled to the energy coupling at the proximal end to provide energy to the surgical site.
- the second portion is designed to limit energy delivery to the surgical site. In alternate embodiments the second portion is actively cooled by various means to further limit energy delivery to the surgical site.
- FIGS. 1A-B illustrate a partially exploded side and top views of a mushroom shaped tip (RF Type) that has been split into two halves.
- FIGS. 1C-D illustrates a partially exploded side and top views of a mushroom shaped tip (Coil Type) that has been split into two halves.
- FIG. 2A-B illustrate an exploded side view of a mushroom shaped tip with an insertable electrode and an isometric view of the insertable electrode.
- FIG. 2C-D illustrate an exploded side view of a mushroom shaped tip with an insertable electrode and an isometric view of the insertable electrode.
- FIG. 3 A illustrates a partially exploded view of a shaft and split tip.
- FIG. 3B illustrates a partially exploded view of a shaft and split tip.
- FIG. 3C illustrates a partially exploded view of a shaft and split tip.
- FIG. 3D illustrates a side view of an integral tip and shaft design.
- FIGS. 4A-C illustrate side, end, and top views, respectively, of an integrated split tip.
- FIGS. 5A-C illustrate side, top, and end views, respectively, of the integrated split tip of FIGS. 4A-C with an insulating shell.
- FIG. 6 A illustrates a sectional side elevation view of the assembly (RF Type) shown in FIGS. 5A-C.
- FIG. 6B illustrates a sectional side elevation view of an alternative assembly (Coil Type) shown in FIGS. 5A-C.
- FIG. 7 illustrates an schematic elevational view of a surgical instrument including a split tip electrode.
- FIGS. 8A-B illustrate an end view and a sectional side elevation view of a split tip with an heater (RF Type) on one half and active cooling on the other half using a Peltier cell.
- RF Type heater
- FIGS. 9A-B illustate an end view and a sectional side elevation view of a split tip with an heater (RF Type) on one half and active cooling on the other half using a heat transfer tube.
- RF Type heater
- FIGS. 10A-B illustate an end view and a sectional side elevation view of a split tip with an heater (RF Type) on one half and active cooling on the other half using uni-directional fluid flow.
- FIGS. 11 A-B illustate an end view and a sectional side elevation view of a split tip with an heater (RF Type) on one half and active cooling on the other half using bi-directional fluid flow.
- FIGS. 1A-D and FIG. 2 show detailed views of alternate embodiments of split tip designs for fastening to the end of a tubular probe of a surgical instrument.
- the embodiments shown are based on similar tip halves being joined along an atrial centerline.
- the two embodiments shown are based on a powered electrically conductive half being joined to a passive electrically nonconductive half.
- a conductive half 100 is assembled adjacent a nonconductive half 102.
- the conductive half 100 is interconnected with the nonconductive half 102 with a pin 104.
- the conductive half 100 includes a temperature sensor 106.
- the conductive half also includes an radio frequency power connection 112.
- Both nonconductive half 102 and conductive half 100 include at a base portion thereof, a plurality of ribs 108.
- the ribs on both halves can be aligned to define a plurality of continuous ribs to frictionally engage the interior surface of the surgical probe and fasten the tip thereto.
- FIGS. 1C-D shows a mushroom shaped structure having a larger diameter portion which is the actual tip of the device.
- the actual tip of the device is the electrode.
- the smaller diameter portion is the stem which would be inserted into a shaft of a probe (not shown in FIGS. 1 A or 1C).
- One or both of the stem portions the conductive half 100 and the nonconductive half 102 can be hollow.
- the split tip in this embodiment is composed of two equal halves of material. A nonshaded half, the conductive half 100 being a conductive material; and, the shaded half, the nonconductive half 102 being an insulating material.
- a device By splitting the tip, a device is provided that will conduct electricity and produce a thermal effect on one side of the device but will not conduct electricity on the other side; and, furthermore, will provide a layer of material to prevent thermal conduction from the active side across to the inactive side.
- the conductive half 100 is again connected to the nonconductive half 102 with a pin 104. The pin is pressed into a hole drilled in each of the halves. The pin
- an electrical resistance heater 1 14, for example, a coil, is located at the end of lumen 110. There are two wires connected to the electrical resistance heater 114. The heater could be much longer than illustrated and extend down the split tip electrode into the stem thereof.
- the temperature sensor 106 in the end of the tip to provide temperature measurements of the heated tip and thereby allow for a precise control of energy delivery to maintain a specific temperature of the tip.
- the conductive half 100 could be made out of a number of biocompatible metallic materials that include but are not limited to stainless steel, platinum, gold and silver alloys. Most materials that are highly corrosive produce oxides that are toxic to the body. Gold and silver tend to be less corrosive. Platinum is not corrosive at all, and stainless steel is designed not to corrode.
- a typical length of the conductive portion would be about 2 mm and a diameter of about a millimeter and a half.
- a typical length of the stem would be about 2 mm and a diameter of about a millimeter. That could go up as much as 300% and down by about 50%. Then the other half, the nonconductive half
- the second side could be an exact duplicate of the first half and the two could be made together.
- the device can also be any other split down the middle of a 360° electrode.
- one conductive half could be 20% and the nonconductive 80%.
- a slice could be taken down the middle of any round device. The easiest way to manufacture this may be to make it as a complete round device and then ground it down; fabricate the two round devices and grind them down, so there would be no change in the cost of manufacturing it to change the proportions.
- FIGS. 2A-B and FIGS. 2C-D show two embodiments of a split tip which depart from the two halves designs described above.
- RF powered conductive tip electrodes are inserted into almost solid non-conductive base structures that are in-turn inserted into the end of a surgical probe.
- the solid non-conductive base portion 250 of both embodiments defines an upper portion 252 of a quasi-mushroom shape and a lower base portion 254 of a reduved diameter. The diameter of the lower base portion is dimensional to fit within a probe.
- a through hole 258 is displaced from the centerline of the tip and extends longitudinally the length of the nonconductive tip. On the same half of the tip where the hole 258 is located, there is also located a recessed portion 260 to accommodate either of the conductive tip electrodes.
- a temperature sensor 256 is positioned within the non-conductive base.
- a first conductive tip wire frame electrode 200 embodiment is shown in FIGS. 2A-B.
- the electrode is a wire frame structure with a "bow" 202 shaped like the bow of a boat and a shank 204.
- the shank is connected to the bow.
- the shank is dimensioned to fit within hole 258 to lock the first conductive tip electrode to the base portion 250 and to position the bow in the recessed portion
- An RF power termination 220 connects the electrode via wires 222 to an RF supply (not shown).
- the wires may be positioned within the shank 204.
- a temperature sensor (not shown) may be connected to the electrode.
- the wire frame electrode 200 can be coated with a solder or a thin film of metal either before or after it is mated with the nonconducting base portion 250. In this way, the wire frame electrode 200 can act as a skeletal framework for a continuous coating of conductive material. Also, in this way, a thin highly conductive electrode can be provided. For example, a silver solder could be floated over a stainless steel frame. The solder or thin film of metal provides an increased service area which reduces the electrical impedance of the circuit compared to the use of just the wire frame electrode 200.
- FIGS. 2C-D A second conductive tip electrode embodiment is shown in FIGS. 2C-D.
- the electrode 210 includes a thin "bow" shaped plate 212 shaped like the bow of a boat and a shank 214.
- the shank is connected to the bow.
- the shank is dimensioned to fit within hole 258 to lock the second conductive tip electrode to the base portion 250 and to position the bow in the recessed portion 260, so that the assembly of bow and base forms a continuous mushroom shaped tip.
- An RF power termination 220 connects the electrode via wires 222 to an RF supply (not shown).
- the wires may be positioned within the shank 214.
- a temperature sensor (not shown) may be connected to the electrode.
- at least three connections would be needed: one for the monopole RF, and two for the temperature sensor (e.g., thermocouple (T, J, E, or K types), thermistor, or resistive wire).
- FIGS. 2A-D An advantage of the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 2A-D is that the mass of the conductive portion is reduced. In the embodiments illustrated in
- FIGS. 1 A-D the conductive and nonconductive portions are separated so as to determine where a current will flow and where it will not.
- the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 A-D address the issue of heat flow from tissue surrounding the conductive portion to tissue surrounding the nonconductive side
- the embodiments in FIGS. 2A-2D further improve the heat flow by eliminating more of the mass of the conductive metal.
- the nonconductive portions could also be provided with an active cooling capability, such as, for example, a closed liquid circuit (See FIGS. 8-11).
- thermal energy can be done with a smaller conductive component.
- using a smaller conductive component includes the potential disadvantage of increasing the current density.
- the limiting factor that determines how small the surface area of the conductive component can be for a particular application is that as the current density goes up, the impedance goes way up and you run the risk of having the tissue char and burn too quickly such that the temperature control mechanism might not function.
- the materials that can be used in the embodiments depicted in FIGS. 2A-2D are the same as the materials that can be used in the embodiments depicted in FIGS. 1 A-D.
- the nonconductive thermal/electrical insulating tip materials could be any a number of plastics or ceramics.
- the thermal/electrical insulating tip materials can be selected from a group that includes fluoropolymers, epoxies, polyamides (nylons), polyetherimide (ULTEM), silicones, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) and polyimides. Any other number of high temperature plastics or ceramics would also be suitable.
- FIGS. 3 A-D four tip embodiments along with the corresponding surgical probe connection are illustrated. Each of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 3 A-D can be implemented either as a split tip, such as those shown in FIGS. 1 A-D or the insert type of tip shown in FIGS. 2A-
- FIG. 3 A a snap-fit embodiment for fastening a tip to a probe, is illustrated.
- a tip including halves 300A-B with a common tapered base 304 and an annular ring 302 intermediate the base and the tip is shown.
- the probe 350 includes at its distal end a snap fit connector 352.
- the tip is coupled to the probe 350 by the interlock formed between the snap fit connector 352 and the annular ring 302.
- the snap fit connector engagages the annular ring thereby forming the interlock to hold the tip within the distal end of the probe.
- FIG. 3B shows a press-fit embodiment for fastening a tip to a probe.
- a tip including halves 310A-B with a common tapered base 312 and press fit region intermediate the base and the tip is shown.
- the press fit region is dimensioned for a friction fit with the inside of the distal end of tubular probe 356.
- the split tip is assembled by press fitting the tip 310A-B into the distal end of the probe to lock the press fit region to the interior surface of the probe.
- a tip including halves 320A-B with a common ridged base 322 is shown.
- the tip is coupled to the interior surface of the annular probe 360 by the frictional engagement of the elastic ridges 322 on the base of the tip with the interior surface at the end of the probe.
- the ridges are dimensioned for a clearance fit with the interior surface of the probe. Attachment is provided by glue placed on the base of the tip which fills the grooves defined by the ridges and locks the tip to the probe.
- the ridges provide more surface area and increase the strength of the bond.
- a cyanoacrylate adhesive is appropriate, as well as some medical grade epoxies and other adhesives.
- FIG. 3D shows a split tip with asymmetrically conductive half 330 connected to a nonconductive half 340.
- the nonconductive half only needs to be restrained from moving out axially rather than radially, as well.
- the nonconductive half has a stem portion 342 that is much smaller than the stem on the conductive piece and that smaller stem portion can slide into a through hole 334 that extends through at least part (e.g., one half) of the conducting piece's tapered base 332. After the stem portion 342 slides in the hole 334, the stem portion 342 can slide toward the conductive half so that the two opposing halves make contact and form a single mushroom shaped tip.
- the step 344 that extends past the opposing face of the nonconductive piece is constrained by a corresponding undercut in the conductive half 330 that will prevent it from moving out axially.
- an interlocking pin 336 can be placed into the through hole 334 of the conductive half so as to wedge the stem of the nonconductive half in that position.
- the first component includes a first stem and the second component includes a second stem. The first component is coupled to the second component by inserting the second stem of the second component into a hole formed in the first stem of then first component, then sliding the second component toward the first component, and then inserting a pin between the first stem of the first component and the second stem of the second component.
- FIG. 4A-C an integrated tip embodiment 400 is illustrated.
- FIG. 4A shows a side view.
- FIG. 4B shows an end-on view.
- FIG. 4C shows a top view looking down on the shaft.
- the tip is formed from an tubular probe 404 with a closed distal end 406.
- the tip is embodied with a split feature, e.g. a naturally cool non-conductive portion formed by cavity 402 at the tip of the probe.
- the non-conductive portion may be formed by cutting or grinding material from the tubular probe 404 at the end of the probe.
- the cavity e.g. a naturally cool non-conductive portion formed by cavity 402 at the tip of the probe.
- the non-conductive portion may be formed by cutting or grinding material from the tubular probe 404 at the end of the probe.
- the cavity e.g. a naturally cool non-conductive portion formed by cavity 402 at the tip of the probe.
- the non-conductive portion may be formed by cutting or grinding material from the tubular probe
- the 402 may be filled with a nonconductive material, so it forms a non-conductive portion.
- the amount of material that's removed and the location of it where it's removed can be used to precisely design the tip.
- approximately one half of the side of the tubular probe 404 has been ground away.
- most of the very tip of the tube i.e., the spherical, or hemispherical, tip
- the wall thickness of the tube could be approximately 0.007" and the internal diameter of the tube could be approximately 0.044".
- the cavity formed in this area may be filled with an insulating barrier such as silicon to form the non-conductive portion of the tip.
- an insulating barrier such as silicon to form the non-conductive portion of the tip.
- Preferred shaft materials should be strong enough to constrain the tip and provide the support during surgery to locate the split tip electrode where it is needed.
- the shaft materials could be flexible, or they could be malleable.
- a thin-walled stainless steel would have the strength required and could be of a size that will allow the surgeon to bend the shaft to access areas within the body that they want to access.
- the shaft could also be made of an aluminum material so long as the aluminum material was coated on the exterior with a material that was biocompatible.
- the shaft could also be made of fiber reinforced polyamides, K-resin, ABS, or ULTEM. In the case of an integrated shaft/tip (discussed in more detail below) stainless steel is preferred. All the split tip electrode designs disclosed herein could also be useful in conjunction with flexible or rigid shafts.
- FIGS. 5A-C show the integral probe and split tip discussed above in FIGS. 4A-C.
- a thermal and electrical tip insulator 502 is positioned in the cavity 402.
- the insulator 502 serves functionally as both an electrical and thermal insulator to provide a cool nonconductive portion on the tip. This forms an asymmetric geometry at the conducting tip.
- an electrical shaft insulating material 500 surrounds the tubular probe 404 along its length, leaving only the tip exposed. These two insulating elements 500-502 are shown in crosshatched portions.
- the electrical shaft insulating material 500 can include one of the fluoropolymers. This leaves the sensitive portion of the tip exposed so that control of the heat transfer can be performed but the remainder of the surgical instrument is covered with thermally insulating material.
- the insulation could be approximately 0.003" to 0.006" in thickness. If the probe is stainless steel, the insulator material 500 will be required.
- Preferable insulators are biocompatible. Preferable insulators include fluoropolymers (e..g., the Teflon family, PTFE, FEP, PFA), silicones, polyamides (nylons), polyimides or ULTEM.
- FIG. 6A-B elevational cross sections of the integrated probe and electrode shown in FIGS. 4-5 are shown with power and feedback circuitry.
- a first lumen 606 surrounds a first pair of conducting wires 614 that are electrically connected to a first temperature sensor 604.
- the first temperature sensor 604 is the primary temperature sensor and is located on the inside surface of the conductive tip.
- a second lumen 600 surrounds a second pair of conducting wires 616 that are electrically connected to a second temperature sensor 602.
- the second temperature sensor 602 is an optional temperature sensor (e.g., thermocouple) which could be located on the inside surface of the nonconducting material to measure the temperature on the cool insulated portion formed by the cavity 402 of the tip.
- the tip wall is thin to reduce the transfer of heat to the insulating material 502, thereby avoiding the heating of sensitive tissue.
- the open space inside the shaft can be filled with thermal and/or electrical insulating material.
- a length of 2-4 diameters down from the tip can be advantageously filled with the thermal and/or electrical insulating material so as to help prevent heat from dissipating along the length of the probe.
- the entire inside of the distal end of the shaft and tip can be potted with the thermal and/or electrical insulating material.
- RF energy is supplied to the tip by a junction 610 connecting wire(s) 612 from an RF power supply to the probe.
- the connection can advantageously be made to the metal conducting shaft back near the handle (proximal end) of the surgical instrument. In this way, the metal shaft itself becomes the conductor.
- the shaft electrical insulation material 500 prevents RF energy being conducted anywhere except at the exposed tip.
- a heater 620 is located near the distal end 406 of the tubular probe 404.
- the heater 620 is an electrical resistance coil heater powered by a pair of wires 622.
- the coil wire can be an alloy of approximately 80 % nickel and approximately 20 % chromium (e.g., nichrom wire).
- chromium e.g., nichrom wire
- stainless steel could also be used as it provides a reasonable amount of heat. Alloys containing iron would also work as well. For example, 60% iron, but small portions of iron added to a nickel-chromium base would also increase the resistance factor from 1125 up to as much as 1350.
- FIG. 7 shows a surgical instrument utilizing a split tip according to the embodiments described and discussed in this invention.
- the surgical instrument includes a tubular probe 700 and cannula 702.
- Tubular probe 700 comprises a handle 704, an orientation indicator 710, a stem 712, a flexible portion 714 and a split tip 716.
- Handle 704 includes a heater delivery and control circuitry 706.
- the probe is shown partially within a cannula 702.
- the cannula includes a hub portion 720, a stem 726 an a tip 728.
- the hub includes a visual orientation indicator 722 and a stem mount 724.
- the handle is coupled to the proximal end of the probe stem 712 while the tip 716 is coupled to the distal end of the probe stem.
- Energy and Fluid couplings 750-752 link the proximal end of the probe to respectively the energy source 760 and the fluid supply 762.
- the energy source can in an embodiment of the invention provide RF power.
- the fluid supply can in an embodiment of the invention pump fluids such as brine to/from the surgical instrument to cool the non-conductive portion of the tip.
- Indicator 710 on the handle 704 of the tubular probe 700 indicates the direction of curvature of split tip 716 as well as the preferred axis of deflection of the flexible portion 714 of the probe.
- Visual depth indicators on the stem 712 of the tubular probe 700 indicate the extent to which the probe protrudes from the tip 728 of the cannula 702.
- Visual indicator 722 on the hub portion 720 of cannula 702 indicates the orientation of the opening in the tip 728 of the cannula 702. It is this opening on the tip 728 of the cannula from which the probe extends within the surgical site.
- FIGS. 8-11 show split tip embodiments in which the nonconductive half is actively cooled. This potentially provides the advantage of being able to maintain a greater temperature differential between the conductive and nonconductive halves. This allows surgery to be performed at sites immediately adjacent to areas of the body such as nerve endings which are extremely temperature sensitive and which need to be shielded from the effects of the energies associated with thermal or RF surgery.
- FIGS. 8A-B show respectively an end view of a split tip and a cross sectional elevation of a split tip and probe assembly.
- the split tip includes a nonconductive and conductive half respectively 800A-B.
- the nonconductive half 800A defines a cavity 802 extending from the base of the split tip to just beneath the exterior surface of the end of the split tip.
- a Peltier junction 810 is shown within the cavity. The Peltier Effect was discovered in 1834. When current passes through the junction of two different types of conductors it results in a temperature change.
- bismuth telluride is primarily used as the semiconductor material, heavily doped to create either an excess (n-type) or a deficiency (p-type) of electrons.
- the module When used as a heat pump, the module utilizes the Peltier effect to move heat and is called a thermoelectric cooler (TEC).
- TEC thermoelectric cooler
- the Peltier junction can produce temperature reductions of 30-40 degrees centigrade below ambient.
- Wires 816 running the length of the interior portion 814 of the probe 812 link the Peltier junction 810 to an energy source at the proximal end of the probe.
- the base of the split tip contains a series of ring shape protrusions 806 which frictionally engage the interior surface of the probe 812 and lock the split tips within that probe.
- the conductive portion 800B of the split tip has an RF junction 610 electrically joining it via wires 612 extending the length of the probe to an energy source in the handle of the surgical tool.
- RF energy of a monopolar or bipolar nature applied to the conductive portion 800B of the tip causes localized heating of the surgical sight adjacent to the conductive portion of the tip.
- the nonconductive portion 800A may be made of a material which has either a high or low thermal conductivity. Because of the presence of the active cooling source provided by the Peltier junction 810 energy can be removed from the nonconductive portion 800A of the tip.
- resistance coil may be substituted for the RF energy source on the conductive portion 800B of the tip.
- FIGS. 9A-B show respectively an end view of a split tip and a cross sectional view of a split tip assembled with a probe in accordance with an alternate embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS. 9A-B show a split tip comprised of a nonconductive and conductive portion respectively 900 A-B.
- a cavity 902 is formed within the nonconductive portion.
- the cavity accommodates a heat transfer tube generally 910 which extend from the cavity in the nonconductive portion of the split tip along the length of the interior portion 914 of the probe 912.
- the split tip base includes a series of flexible rings 906 which frictionally engaged the interior surface of the probe 912 to lock the split tip to the probe.
- the conductive portion 900B of the tip is linked via an RF junction 610 and wires 612 to an energy source.
- RF energy applied in either a monopolar or bipolar fashion or for that matter a resistive coil causes the conductive portion of the split tip to transfer energy to the surgical sight. Any heat that is transferred tot he nonconductive portion 900A of the tip is actively removed from that tip and radiated away from the tip by the thermal pipe 910.
- the thermal pipe in a manner well known to those in the prior art contains a heat transfer fluid 916 the circulation of which tends to transfer heat from the tip along the length of the tube where it is radiated through the walls of the probe 912.
- FIGS. 10A-B show respectively an end view of a split tip and a side elevation assembly view of a split tip and probe according to another embodiment of the invention.
- the nonconductive portion of the tip is actively cooled by a fluid flow of for example a brine solution from along the length of the probe and through an opening in the nonconductive portion of the tip to the surgical sight.
- This has the advantage of cooling the nonconductive portion of the tip as well as providing a solution to the surgical sight to clarify the sight and to expand the tissue around the surgical sight.
- the split tip 1000 includes an actively cooled cavity 1002 and a thermally heated cavity 1004.
- the actively cooled cavity 1002 extends from the base of the split tip to an exterior opening at the apex of the end of the tip.
- This portion of the tip is connected to a lumen 1016 which extends the length of the probe through a fluid coupling to a fluid supply.
- the heated portion of the probe i.e. the cavity 1004 is shown with a resistive coil 620 connected via wires 622 thru an energy coupling to an energy source.
- This half the probe could alternately be heated by an RF energy source such as that shown in FIGS. 8-9.
- the tip itself is locked into the probe 1012 by means of ring shaped protrusions 1008 around the circumference of the base. These frictionally engage an interior surface 1014 of the probe and lock the tip into the probe.
- FIGS. 11 A-B are respectively an end view of the split tip and a cross sectional elevation of the assembly of a split tip and probe. This embodiment as was that in FIG. is fluid cooled with a bidirectional fluid flow thus does not require the opening in the tip that was discussed above in connection with FIGS. 10 A-B.
- the tip 1100 includes a fluid cooled and heated cavity respectively 1102-1104.
- the fluid cooled cavity 1102 includes a baffle 1110A-B which accept an incoming fluid stream and returns a heated fluid stream to a pair of dual lumens 1116 which extends the length of the probe 1112 to a fluid supply via a fluid coupling.
- the base of the split tip is locked by means of annular rings 1108 frictionally with an interior surface of the probe 1114.
- electrical energy supplied to resistive coils 1104 from a power source via wires 620 heats the external wall of the split tip adjacent cavity 1102.
- the dual lumens 1116 deliver and remove brine solution to the nonconducting cavity 1102. This provides bidirectional fluid flow 1110 A-B within the cavity which has the effect of removing heat.
- the disclosed embodiments show either an RF power lead or an electrical resistive coil as the structures for performing the function of heating, but the structure for heating can be any other structure capable of performing the function of heating, including, by way of example a microwave transducer, an ultrasonic transducer, an optical fiber or even a liquid thermal jet.
- preferred embodiments of the present invention can be identified one at a time by testing for the presence of a well defined thermal flux.
- the test for the presence of a well defined thermal flux can be carried out without undue experimentation by the use of a simple gelatin experiment.
- Temperature sensors arranged in a three dimensional array within a block of gelatin (simulating tissue) in which a split tip is positioned can measure the temperature increase provided by the delivery of thermal energy from the split tip.
- Preferred embodiments will exhibit a three-dimensional section of higher temperature on one side of the split tip.
- Particularly preferred embodiments will exhibit a section that defines a well defined thermal flux (i.e., the section of higher temperature will exhibit smooth three-dimensional isotherms).
- a practical application of the present invention that has value within the technological arts is the thermal treatment of an intervertebral disc where spinal nerves are in close proximity to the disc. Further, the present invention is useful in conjunction with the thermal treatment of articulated joint (such as for the purpose of tightening a shoulder joint), or in conjunction with the thermal treatment of lesions (such as for the purpose of treating cancer tumors), or the like. There are virtually innumerable uses for the present invention, all of which need not be detailed here.
- a split electrode tip and/or methods that include the use of the split tip electrode, representing embodiments of the invention, can be cost effective and advantageous for at least the following reasons.
- the invention permits thermal energy to be directed to a section of tissue in need thereof without adversely effecting surrounding sections of tissue.
- the invention lowers the risk of surgical intervention.
- the invention can permit less thermal energy to be coupled during the treatment.
- the invention lowers the amount of time and/or power required to implement a treatment.
- the individual components need not be formed in the disclosed shapes, or assembled in the disclosed configuration, but could be provided in virtually any shape, and assembled in virtually any configuration. Further, the individual components need not be fabricated from the disclosed materials, but could be fabricated from virtually any suitable materials. Further, although the split tip electrode described herein is a physically separate module, it will be manifest that the split tip electrode may be integrated into the apparatus with which it is associated. Furthermore, all the disclosed elements and features of each disclosed embodiment can be combined with, or substituted for, the disclosed elements and features of every other disclosed embodiment except where such elements or features are mutually exclusive.
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