Live electrophysical tissue mapping module for ablation
This technology provides real-time monitoring of what happens to tissue during ablation therapies — procedures that use heat, electricity, or other energy to destroy targeted tissue such as tumors. The system tracks electrophysical changes in the treated area as the procedure unfolds, giving clinicians live feedback on whether the lesion is forming as intended and whether surrounding tissue is being affected. By measuring electrical or physical properties of the tissue in the moment, it removes the guesswork from knowing when a treatment zone is complete. This kind of closed-loop monitoring is increasingly important as minimally invasive ablation and electroporation-based therapies become standard of care in oncology and cardiac medicine.
What you could build
A monitoring module — hardware and software — integrated into ablation or irreversible electroporation (IRE) systems that displays live electrophysical tissue maps during the procedure; target buyers are interventional oncology device companies and cardiac ablation system manufacturers seeking to differentiate their platforms with closed-loop feedback.
Who in Virginia should care
Inova Health System, HCA Virginia, and UVA Health's interventional oncology and electrophysiology programs are plausible clinical validation partners; medical device integrators in the Northern Virginia–DC corridor could provide commercialization pathways.
Readiness: Concept
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
- Rafael V. Davalos, Mohammad Bonakdar, Eduardo L. Latouche, Roop L. Mahajan, John L. Robertson, Christopher B. Arena, Michael B. Sano
- Filed
- Patent pending — filed January 4, 2024
- Status
- Application
- Publication number
- US20240277245A1
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