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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Mani N. Prakash, Boulder, CO (US);
Francesca Rossetto, Longmont, CO (US);
Steven Kim, Los Altos, CA (US);
Brian Shiu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Sascha Zarins, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An antenna guide assembly including a guide body having a proximal end defining at least one proximal entry, a distal end defining at least one distal port, and at least one guide passage extending between the proximal and distal ends. The at least one guide passage is configured to receive at least a portion of an antenna therethrough via the at least one proximal entry such that a distal portion of the antenna extends through and distally from the at least one distal port for insertion into tissue. A locking assembly disposed at the distal end of the guide body is configured to receive the distal portion of the antenna therethrough. The locking assembly is configured to selectively engage the distal portion of the antenna to prevent translation of the antenna within the at least one guide passage.