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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Relign Corporation, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Germain, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeff Norton, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Jan Echeverry, San Jose, CA (US);
Evan Nessim, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Sal Mangano, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
RELIGN Corporation, Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 2018/00208 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00565 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00779 (2013.01); A61B 2018/048 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1412 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue.