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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Craig A. Keller, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert B. Smith, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/10 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/10 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00011 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00095 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00101 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00761 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00815 (2013.01); A61B 2018/087 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1226 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1495 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device for treating tissue includes a tissue-contacting surface and a solid state heating element that is thermally coupled to the tissue-contacting surface. The solid state heating element is configured to generate heat to thermally treat tissue.