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US 12,740,823 · App. 18/664,576 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Radio frequency catheter controlling system and method

Inventors: Huiyi Gou (Beijing, CN); Dawei Cao (Beijing, CN); Zhimin Chen (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Acotec Scientific Co., Ltd.
A61B18/1206A61B18/082A61B18/1492A61B2018/00345A61B2018/00577A61B2018/00708A61B2018/00714A61B2018/00732A61B2018/00755A61B2018/00761A61B2018/124A61B2018/1253A61B2018/126
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Patent No.
US 12,740,823
App. No.
18/664,576
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an RF catheter controlling system and an RF catheter controlling method. The system includes: a logic control unit configured to receive a target command, and generate a control signal in accordance with the target command, the target command being used to indicate a target mode of an RF catheter, the control signal carrying information about at least one RF parameter corresponding to the target mode; and an RF generation module in communication with the logic control unit and configured to control the RF catheter to operate in the target mode in accordance with the information about the at least one RF parameter corresponding to the target mode.

Claims (39)

1 . A Radio Frequency (RF) catheter controlling system, comprising:

a logic control unit configured to receive a target command, and generate a control signal in accordance with the target command, the target command being used to indicate a target mode of an RF catheter, the control signal carrying information about at least one RF parameter corresponding to the target mode; and

an RF generation module in communication with the logic control unit and configured to control the RF catheter to operate in the target mode in accordance with the information about the at least one RF parameter corresponding to the target mode,

wherein the target mode is one of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode;

in the first mode, a first region of an RF energy output segment of the RF catheter operates, and the first region comprises a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other;

in the second mode, a second region of the RF energy output segment of the RF catheter operates, and the second region comprises a first heating coil and a second heating coil spaced apart from each other;

in the third mode, a third region of the RF energy output segment of the RF catheter operates, and the third region comprises the first heating coil; and

the first heating coil is arranged adjacent to the second electrode, and

wherein the RF generation module is configured to:

in the first mode, generate a target RF signal in accordance with a first control signal, the first control signal carrying a first frequency parameter, a first power parameter, a first temperature parameter, a first load parameter, a first impedance parameter, a first output power parameter and a first treatment time parameter;

in the second mode, generate the target RF signal in accordance with a second control signal, the second control signal carrying a second frequency parameter, a second power parameter, a second temperature parameter, a second load parameter, a second impedance parameter, a second output power parameter and a second treatment time parameter; and

in the third mode, generate the RF frequency signal in accordance with a third control signal, the third control signal carrying a third frequency parameter, a third power parameter, a third temperature parameter, a third load parameter, a third impedance parameter, a third output power parameter and a third treatment time parameter,

wherein the first load parameter is a human tissue, the second load parameter is the first heating coil and the second heating coil, and the third load parameter is the first heating coil.

2 . The RF catheter controlling system according to claim 1 , further comprising an upper computer and/or a peripheral interface in communication with the logic control unit, wherein the logic control unit receives the target command from the upper computer and/or the peripheral interface, and the target command is generated when a button on an operation interface of the upper computer is pressed and/or inputted through a physical switch coupled to the peripheral interface.

3 . The RF catheter controlling system according to claim 1 , wherein the RF generation module is further configured to receive an RF start command or an RF stop command, and start an output of an RF signal in accordance with the RF start command in the target mode, or stop the output of the RF signal in accordance with the RF stop command in the target mode.

4 . The RF catheter controlling system according to claim 1 , wherein the RF generation module further comprises:

an RF signal generation unit configured to generate an RF signal;

an RF positive pole configured to transmit the RF signal;

an RF negative pole configured to receive an RF signal from an energy applying end of the RF catheter; and

a switch circuit coupled to the RF positive pole, and configured to be electrically coupled to the first region of the RF catheter in the first mode to form a first loop, electrically coupled to the second region of the RF catheter in the second mode to form a second loop, and electrically coupled to the third region of the RF catheter in the third mode to form a third loop.

5 . The RF catheter controlling system according to claim 4 , wherein the switch circuit comprises a first switch circuit, a first selection end of which is electrically coupled to the first region of the RF catheter to form the first loop, a second selection end of which is electrically coupled to the second region of the RF catheter to form the second loop, and a third selection end of which is electrically coupled to the third region of the RF catheter to form the third loop.

6 . The RF catheter controlling system according to claim 4 , wherein the switch circuit comprises a second switch circuit, the second switch circuit comprises a first-stage switch circuit and a second-stage switch circuit, a first selection end of the first-stage switch circuit is electrically coupled to the first region of the RF catheter to form the first loop, a second selection end of the first-stage switch circuit is electrically coupled to a first selection end of the second-stage switch circuit and the second region of the RF catheter to form the second loop, and a third selection end of the first-stage switch circuit is electrically coupled to a second selection end of the second-stage switch circuit and the third region of the RF catheter to form the third loop.

7 . An RF catheter controlling method for an RF catheter controlling system comprising an RF catheter, comprising:

receiving a target command, the target command being used to indicate a target mode of the RF catheter;

generating a control signal in accordance with the target command, the control signal carrying information about at least one RF parameter corresponding to the target mode; and

controlling the RF catheter to operate in the target mode in accordance with the information about the at least one RF parameter,

wherein the target mode is one of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode;

in the first mode, a first region of an RF energy output segment of the RF catheter operates, and the first region comprises a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other;

in the second mode, a second region of the RF energy output segment of the RF catheter operates, and the second region comprises a first heating coil and a second heating coil spaced apart from each other;

in the third mode, a third region of the RF energy output segment of the RF catheter operates, and the third region comprises the first heating coil; and

the first heating coil is arranged adjacent to the second electrode, and

wherein the control signal comprises a first control signal for the first mode, a second control signal for the second mode, and a third control signal for the third mode,

the first control signal carrying a first frequency parameter, a first power parameter, a first temperature parameter, a first load parameter, a first impedance parameter, a first output power parameter and a first treatment time parameter;

the second control signal carrying a second frequency parameter, a second power parameter, a second temperature parameter, a second load parameter, a second impedance parameter, a second output power parameter and a second treatment time parameter; and

the third control signal carrying a third frequency parameter, a third power parameter, a third temperature parameter, a third load parameter, a third impedance parameter, a third output power parameter and a third treatment time parameter,

wherein the first load parameter is a human tissue, the second load parameter is the first heating coil and the second heating coil, and the third load parameter is the first heating coil.

8 . The RF catheter controlling method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving an RF start command or an RF stop command; and

starting an output of an RF signal in accordance with the RF start command in the target mode or stopping the output of the RF signal in accordance with the RF stop command in the target mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2024
From: GOU, HUIYI; CAO, DAWEI; CHEN, ZHIMIN
To: ACOTEC TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310862926.0 · Jul 14, 2023 · national
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