Pre-procedure 3D ablation zone prediction software
This technology is a software-based planning tool that predicts exactly where electrical energy will destroy tissue before a doctor actually performs the procedure. Before treatment, the system delivers a small test signal to measure how well the target tissue conducts electricity, then uses that real patient-specific data to calculate and display a 3D map of the tissue zone that will be affected. This replaces generic, one-size-fits-all estimates with a personalized prediction grounded in the actual electrical properties of each patient's tissue. The result is a visual treatment plan a physician can review and adjust before committing to the procedure.
What you could build
A pre-procedure planning software module integrated into ablation consoles or standalone clinical workstations that generates patient-specific 3D ablation zone previews; target buyers are medical device companies making IRE (irreversible electroporation), RF, or microwave ablation systems who need to differentiate on precision and safety.
Who in Virginia should care
Virginia-based health systems and interventional oncology centers (Inova, UVA Health) as clinical validation partners; defense-adjacent biomedical device contractors in the Northern Virginia corridor with medical electronics divisions.
Readiness: Prototype likely
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Paulo A. Garcia, Rafael V. Davalos
- Granted
- March 15, 2016
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 9283051
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