Monteris expects that clinical trials will demonstrate that typical AutoLITT procedures can be out-patient procedures (i.e. “day surgery”) requiring under 23 hours for patient preparation, treatment and recovery, depending on individual hospital and patient variables.
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Patient preparation and trajectory guide placement: 1-1½ hours
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Treatment (assuming 2-3cm tumor): 1 hour
Procedure
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Pre-procedure treatment planning.
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Placement of the trajectory guide.
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Pre-treatment treatment confirmation.
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Treatment
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Insert probe to first treatment location and direction
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Fire 1st shot until thermal damage threshold achieved at tumor boundary.
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Rotate probe to next direction, fire 2nd shot
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Rotate probe to next complete treatment in first treatment plane. Fire 3rd shot
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Rotate probe to next complete treatment in first treatment plane. Fire 4th shot
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Advance or retract to next treatment plane, rotate probe to orient firing direction. Repeat procedure until entire tumor has been treated (coagulated).
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Withdraw probe, remove trajectory guide, close.
Treatment is concluded.
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Recovery
*The AutoLITT™ System is an investigational device
which has not yet been tested in humans.
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