WO1991015174A1 - Sonde rectale - Google Patents
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- WO1991015174A1 WO1991015174A1 PCT/FR1991/000279 FR9100279W WO9115174A1 WO 1991015174 A1 WO1991015174 A1 WO 1991015174A1 FR 9100279 W FR9100279 W FR 9100279W WO 9115174 A1 WO9115174 A1 WO 9115174A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
- A61B18/1815—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using microwaves
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
- A61F7/12—Devices for heating or cooling internal body cavities
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
- A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
- A61B2017/00057—Light
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
- A61F2007/0095—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a temperature indicator
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M2210/00—Anatomical parts of the body
- A61M2210/16—Male reproductive, genital organs
- A61M2210/166—Prostate
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- the present invention essentially relates to a rectal probe. More generally, the present invention relates to a device forming a rectal probe, as well as an apparatus for therapeutic treatment, in particular for the therapeutic treatment of the prostate, comprising such a rectal probe device.
- This rectal probe is particularly suitable for carrying out a therapeutic treatment of tissues by hyperthermia, and in particular of the prostate.
- document EP-A-0 248 758 discloses a microwave applicator inserted into the rectum for the treatment of the prostate by hyperthermia.
- the microwave applicator is blocked in the rectum by a lateral balloon.
- a blockage of the applicator in the rectum by the intermediary of a lateral balloon has the major drawback of deforming the rectal wall and of compressing it, which results in a significant reduction in blood circulation.
- blood circulation is the main factor in the evacuation of calories deposited in the rectal wall by microwaves. Compression of the rectal wall can therefore lead to significant overheating and the risk of burns.
- the present invention therefore aims to solve the new technical problem consisting in the supply of a solution making it possible to position any device for detection or treatment in the rectum, without however achieving a compression effect on the rectum.
- this solution must also make it possible to follow the shape of the rectum.
- the present invention also aims to solve the new technical problem consisting in providing a solution for measuring the temperature in the rectum in a simple, reliable manner, which is particularly useful during a therapeutic treatment.
- the present invention provides a device forming a rectal probe, characterized in that it comprises a probe body made of a flexible self-supporting polymer material, the degree of flexibility of which is determined to allow it to conform to the shape. of the rectum while not achieving any significant compression effect on the rectum when it is introduced into the rectum; preferably this degree of flexibility is defined by the Shore A hardness which is less than about 90.
- the aforementioned flexible self-supporting polymeric material has a Shore A hardness between 20 and 90, in particular between 60 and 80.
- the aforementioned probe body is hollow, while being substantially closed at its front end, and open at its rear end.
- the aforementioned probe body comprises a narrowing in diameter opposite the sphincter, this narrowing favoring maintenance of The probe placed by the sphincter, preferably the length of the narrowing corresponds roughly to the size of the sphincter.
- the aforementioned hollow probe body comprises an opening allowing the insertion of a detection instrument or of a therapeutic treatment instrument.
- the aforementioned probe body is provided with a means for stopping the insertion of the probe into the rectum.
- this insertion stop means comprises a tongue extending externally radially with respect to the body of the probe, preferably in a plane substantially perpendicular to the body of the probe.
- the aforementioned hollow probe body comprises an orifice at its internal front end, allowing the passage of gases possibly present in the rectum.
- the length of the body of the probe makes it possible to go at least opposite an organ to be observed, or to be treated, in particular the prostate, in the position inserted in the rectum.
- the body of the aforementioned probe comprises on its internal and / or external wall at least one temperature sensor device or means for measuring an electric field.
- this temperature sensing device or the electrical field measurement means is arranged on the same side as the aforementioned tongue in order to facilitate the positioning of the temperature sensors or of the measurement means facing an organ to be observed. , in particular the pros ⁇ tate.
- the aforementioned temperature sensor comprises at least one fiber optic thermometer (s) housed in a groove in the wall of the body of the probe, in particular in a groove internal to the wall of the probe body.
- thermometers with optical fibers arranged offset radially and / or longitudinally in the longitudinal direction of the probe, so as to detect the temperature at various radial and / or longitudinal positions of the probe.
- the present invention also relates to a therapeutic treatment apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a device forming a rectal probe as previously defined.
- this therapeutic treatment device is an apparatus for therapeutic treatment of tissues by hyper ⁇ thermy, in particular the prostate and in this case the rectal probe receives an instrument for detecting or locating the organ to be treated, in particular the prostate.
- this detection instrument comprises an ultrasound probe, in particular of the ultrasonic type making it possible to visualize the organ to be treated, in particular the prostate.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic view in partial section of a mode of réaLisatîon currently preferred a dispo ⁇ device forming rectal probe according to the invention, in the inserted position in the rectum;
- FIG. 2 represents a view in axial section Longitu- dinaLe, enlarged of the device forming a rectal probe of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 represents a front view according to arrow III of FIG. 2.
- a device forming a rectal probe according to the present invention is represented by the general reference number 10.
- This device forming a rectal probe 10 is characterized in that it comprises a probe body 12.
- this probe body is hollow, that is to say has an internal cavity 13 which is not completely through so that the front end 12b is closed. It may, however, include an orifice 26 allowing the evacuation of gases possibly contained in the rectum.
- This probe body 12 is produced in one flexible self-supporting polymeric material, the degree of flexibility of which is determined so as to allow it to conform to the shape of the rectum R, as is clearly visible in FIG. 1, while not producing substantially any compression effect on the rectum, which is still clearly visible in Figure 1, when introduced into the rectum.
- this degree of flexibility is defined by the Shore A hardness which is less than about 90.
- the polymer material has a Shore A hardness which is between 20 and 90, in particular between 60 and 80.
- the polymer material having such a Shore A hardness between 60 and 80 are an elastomer such as a rubber , a polyurethane; or a plastic such as polyethylene or PVC.
- the thickness of the body 12 can vary between approximately 1 and approximately 3.5 mm depending on the dimension.
- the probe body 12 comprises a narrowing of diameter 12a opposite the sphincter S, this shrinking 12a favoring the retention of the probe 10 in place by the sphincter .
- the length 1 of the constriction 12a corresponds substantially to the dimension of the sphincter S, which is still visible in FIG. 1.
- the probe body 12 comprises at its rear end defined by the constriction 12a, an opening 14 allowing the insertion of a detection instrument or a therapeutic treatment instrument.
- the body 12 of the rectal probe is provided at its end close to the opening 14, with an insertion stop means 16 of the rectal probe 10 in the rectum R.
- this stop means 16 comprises a tongue 18 extending externally radially relative to the body of the probe 12, preferably in a plane substantially perpendicular to the body of the probe, which is still clearly visible on the surface.
- Figure 2 Due to the flexibility of the polymer material constituting the probe 12 and also the tongue 18, this tongue is deforms during insertion to perfectly fit the patient's body as is clearly visible in Figure 1 which ensures an anatomical positioning of the device forming the rectal probe 10.
- the length total L of the body of the probe 12 is chosen to allow the insertion of an instrument at least opposite an organ to be observed or treated, in particular opposite the pros ⁇ tate, in the position inserted in the rectum, this which is still visible in Figure 1.
- the body of the probe 12 comprises on its internal and / or external wall at least one temperature sensor device 20.
- this temperature sensor device is arranged on the same side as the stop means 16, that is to say the tongue 18, which facilitates positioning opposite the organ to be observed or treated. , in particular from Prostate P.
- This temperature sensor device advantageously comprises at least one fiber optic thermometer 22 housed in a corresponding groove in the wall, preferably internal, of the body 12 of the probe.
- this thermometer comprises several optical fibers disposed offset radially and / or longitudinally in the longitudinal direction of the probe body 12, so as to detect the temperature at various radial and / or longitudinal positions of the probe.
- the rectal probe device 10 may also include means for measuring an electric field, making it possible to measure the electric field emitted by an electric field generator device 30, for example introduced into the urethra U as far as the prostate P, to produce a therapeutic treatment of the prostate P.
- an electric field generator device 30 can be constituted by a microwave emitting probe as described in the applicant's prior patents, in particular FR-8815126, FR-9001478 and FR-900321.
- Such a device comprises a balloon 32 for positioning inserted into the bladder V.
- the present invention also covers a therapeutic treatment apparatus characterized in that it comprises a rectal probe 10 as defined above.
- an electric field or temperature detection instrument, or treatment into the rectal probe 10, in order to observe or treat an organ to be observed or to treat disposed in the vicinity of rectum R, for example prostate P, in a precise, safe and reliable manner.
- the device forming a rectal probe 10 according to the invention, equipped with means for measuring electric field or temperature such as means 20, 22, also makes it possible to measure the electric field or the temperature at the level of rectum R, which improves significantly Monitoring the therapeutic treatment of an organ to be treated, in particular the prostate.
- the device forming the rectal probe as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 forms an integral part of the invention and therefore an integral part of the present description.
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DE69126754T DE69126754T2 (de) | 1990-04-06 | 1991-04-05 | Rektalsonde |
DE199191907695T DE476118T1 (de) | 1990-04-06 | 1991-04-05 | Rektalsonde. |
EP91907695A EP0476118B1 (fr) | 1990-04-06 | 1991-04-05 | Sonde rectale |
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FR9004442A FR2660561B1 (fr) | 1990-04-06 | 1990-04-06 | Sonde rectale. |
FR90/04442 | 1990-04-06 |
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US (1) | US5404881A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0476118B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPH04506621A (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE155031T1 (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2059301A1 (fr) |
DE (2) | DE69126754T2 (fr) |
DK (1) | DK0476118T3 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES2106077T3 (fr) |
FR (1) | FR2660561B1 (fr) |
IL (1) | IL97768A0 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1991015174A1 (fr) |
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