AMICA

THE FIRST DEVICE IN THE WORLD TO HAVE TWO TECHNOLOGIES IN A SINGLE GENERATOR

DUAL SYSTEM FOR ABLATION: 1 MACHINE, 2 TECHNOLOGIES

THE GENERATOR INCLUDES TWO SYSTEMS, RESPECTIVELY: MICROWAVE ENERGY AND RELEASE CONTROL AND RADIO FREQUENCY.

• Possibility to drive a monopolar RF electrode or Mini-choked antenna (*) to Microwave through the same output port of the generator.
• Automatic identification of connected probe type (RF or Microwave) and selection of the corresponding energy type.
• Built-in peristaltic pump for internal cooling of each of the two types of applicator.
• Interactive Touchscreen Interface

The ablation of a biological tissue consists in destroying it with a physical or chemical agent capable of killing its cells. In particular, thermal ablation

FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF A THERMAL ABLATION SYSTEM

At present, heating from electromagnetic energy sources satisfies the most diverse needs better than any other ablation system (cryoablation, percutaneous

RADIOFREQUENCY THERMAL ABLATION (RFA)

• Radiofrequency (RF) consists of alternating electric currents at radio frequencies

MICROWAVE THERMAL ABLATION (MWA)

• Microwaves are electromagnetic radiation with a frequency of between 300 MHz and is the coagulation necrosis induced in a mass of tissue by effect of local overheating: cell death is practically instantaneous at temperatures of 60°C or more. Ablation is currently used in clinical practice for destroying pathological tissues (for example, tumours or hypertrophic masses) in cases in which surgical resection is not practicable or contraindicated: hence the prevalence of interstitial or intracavitary ablation applicators, which are minimally invasive.

The pathological tissues most frequently subjected to ablation are solid tumours. The incidence of cancer increases with the age of individuals while the capacity to withstand surgical operations decreases. The increase in the average age of the population thus causes an ever-increasing demand for local and regional treatments less invasive than traditional surgery. In addition, compared to surgical resection, an interstitial ablation operation has shorter times and lower costs and risks before, during and after the operation, above all due to the significant reduction in invasiveness and the trauma suffered by the patient, the consequent reduction in the complication rate and side effects and the shortening of the post-operative course.

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