Treatment Methods and Portable Surgical Devices for Treating Neoplastic and Hyperplastic Cells in the Cervix and Other Dermatologically or Surface-Related Disorders

Abstract

A portable electrosurgical device (ESD) has a housing, a probe connected to the housing and a heating element connected to the probe for destroying human tissue. The heating element is detachable from the probe and/or the probe with heating element can be detachable from the housing. The user can set a drive signal's electrical characteristics, such as operating frequency, duty cycle, peak voltage, and the like for a customized drive signal formed in the ESD based on the heating element used. Memory storage allows for storage of inputted data from a keyboard, downloaded reference documents and information off the Internet from an Ethernet connector that can be displayed for reference on a screen of the ESD. Another even more compact ESD is an integral one-piece portable device having a type of pistol hand-held grip, dis-connectable probe, and a rechargeable, removable battery in the handle provides approximately 30, one-minute treatments on a single battery charge.

1 . An electrosurgical device comprising:
 a housing;   a probe configured to be connectable to the housing, the probe further comprising:
 a proximal end configured to be adjacent the housing when the probe is connected to the housing; 
 a feedback circuit; 
 a distal end configured to be adjacent tissue of a patient, the distal end further comprising:
 a heating element configured to receive power from the housing when the probe is connected to the housing; and 
 
   an input component disposed within the housing or the probe, the input component configured to receive an input; and   the housing further comprising:
 a power supply; and 
 electronic controls configured to:
 receive the input from the input component; 
 receive feedback from the feedback circuit; and 
 regulate power transferred from the power supply to the probe:
 at operating levels, at least one of the operating levels comprising a full-rated operating level configured to transfer the power from the power supply at a maximum level capable of the power supply; and 
 based on the received input, the received feedback, and the full-rated operating level. 
 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the input component comprises a selector switch configured to:
 enable the electronic controls to transfer the power from the housing to the heating element according to a pre-programmed power-transfer setting; or   enable modification of the pre-programmed power-transfer setting to form a modified power-transfer setting.   
     
     
         3 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the input component is configured to:
 modify a frequency, a waveshape, a duty cycle, a voltage, or a current of the power transferred from the housing to the heating element;   modify a duration of time in which the power is transferred from the housing to the heating element;   modify a temperature setting or a temperature range to be maintained at the heating element; or   turn on or off the electrosurgical device.   
     
     
         4 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the feedback comprises a temperature measurement associated with the heating element. 
     
     
         5 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 4 , wherein the electronic controls are configured, based on the temperature measurement, to maintain a temperature of the heating element and wherein the temperature is sufficient to ablate the tissue of the patient. 
     
     
         6 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , the probe further comprising a tip. 
     
     
         7 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 6 , wherein the tip is connected to the heating element and wherein the tip is configured to receive heat from the heating element and transfer the heat to the tissue of the patient. 
     
     
         8 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 6 , wherein the heating element or the tip is configured to be detachable from the probe and wherein the probe is configured to receive another heating element or another tip. 
     
     
         9 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the electronic controls are further configured to transfer power from the housing to the heating element in a pulsed or an intermittent manner. 
     
     
         10 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 9 , wherein the electronic controls are further configured to maintain an operating temperature of the heating element by:
 adjusting a pulse rate or a pulse duration of the power transfer; or   turning on or off a circuit between the power supply and the heating element.   
     
     
         11 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a power input port and wherein the electronic controls are further configured to receive power via the power input port or from the power supply. 
     
     
         12 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the power supply comprises a battery. 
     
     
         13 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , at least a portion of the battery is external to the housing. 
     
     
         14 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , further comprising a camera connected to the housing or the probe, wherein:
 the camera is configured to help diagnose disease for treatment; or   the camera is configured to take images for storage or display.   
     
     
         15 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 14 , further comprising a wireless transmission component and wherein data captured by the camera is transmitted by the wireless transmission component via a wireless transmission protocol. 
     
     
         16 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , further comprising a display connected to the housing or the probe, wherein the display is configured to:
 help diagnose disease for treatment;   view one or more settings or operational parameters of the electrosurgical device;   view the tissue of the patient; or   view a stored image.   
     
     
         17 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the input component is further configured to receive a second input and wherein the electronic controls are further configured to transfer, immediately upon the input component receiving the second input, the power from the housing to the probe at the full-rated operating level. 
     
     
         18 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 1 , wherein the feedback circuit further comprises a thermistor. 
     
     
         19 . The electrosurgical device as in  claim 18 , wherein the feedback comprises thermistor feedback. 
     
     
         20 . A method of using an electrosurgical device comprising:
 providing the electrosurgical device, the electrosurgical device comprising:   a housing;   a probe configured to be connectable to the housing, the probe further comprising:
 a proximal end configured to be adjacent the housing when the probe is connected to the housing; 
 a feedback circuit; 
 a distal end configured to be adjacent tissue of a patient, the distal end further comprising:
 a heating element configured to receive power from the housing when the probe is connected to the housing; and 
 
   an input component disposed within the housing or the probe, the input component configured to receive an input; and   the housing further comprising:
 a power supply; and 
 electronic controls configured to:
 receive the input from the input component; 
 receive feedback from the feedback circuit; and 
 regulate power transferred from the power supply to the probe:
 at operating levels, at least one of the operating levels comprising a full-rated operating level configured to transfer the power from the power supply at a maximum level capable of the power supply; and 
 based on the received input, the received feedback, and the full-rated operating level; 
 
 
   receiving default power transfer setting information corresponding to the heating element, the default power transfer setting information corresponding to operations of the heating element;   receiving selection to treat the tissue of the patient using the default power transfer setting information or receiving selection to treat the tissue of the patient using modified power transfer setting information:
 if receiving selection to treat the tissue of the patient using the default power transfer setting information, then:
 transferring, from the housing and to the heating element, the power; 
 causing, according to the default power transfer setting information, the operations in the heating element; and 
 
 treating the tissue of the patient, the treatment comprising application of the heating element to the tissue of the patient; or 
 if receiving selection to treat the tissue of the patient using the modified power transfer setting information, then:
 receiving, from the input component, the input, the input comprising a modified characteristic of the default power transfer setting information; 
 modifying, based on the received input, the default power transfer setting information to generate the modified power transfer setting information, the modified power transfer setting information configured to modify the operations of the heating element; 
 transferring, from the housing and to the heating element, the power according to the modified power transfer setting information; 
 causing, according to the modified power transfer setting information, modified operations in the heating element; and 
 treating the tissue of the patient, the treatment comprising application of the heating element to the tissue of the patient.