The Emprint™ Ablation System with Thermosphere™ Technology: One of the Newer Next-Generation Microwave Ablation Technologies

Abstract Microwave ablation is a recent development in the field of tumor ablation that uses electromagnetic waves to establish a microwave near-field with direct tissue heating. Some of the limitations of the earlier generation devices had been unpredictable size and shape of the ablation zones wit...

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Published inSeminars in interventional radiology Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 335 - 338
Main Authors Alonzo, Marc, Bos, Aaron, Bennett, Shelby, Ferral, Hector
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA Thieme Medical Publishers 01.12.2015
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interventional radiology
thermal ablation
radiofrequency ablation
microwave ablation
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Summary:Abstract Microwave ablation is a recent development in the field of tumor ablation that uses electromagnetic waves to establish a microwave near-field with direct tissue heating. Some of the limitations of the earlier generation devices had been unpredictable size and shape of the ablation zones with changes in the surrounding tissue environment as well as differences across various different tissue types. The Emprint Ablation System with Thermosphere Technology (Covidien, Boulder, CO) is the most recent generation ablation system that attempts to produce predictable large spherical zones of ablation despite varying tissue environments across different tissue types such as liver, lung, and bone to name a few. This article will discuss these recent device developments as well as review some basic microwave characteristics.
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ISSN:0739-9529
1098-8963
DOI:10.1055/s-0035-1564811