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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph D. Brannan, Erie, CO (US);
Kenlyn S. Bonn, Lakewood, CO (US);
Richard A. Willyard, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1838 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61N 5/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating section coupled to the feedline, the radiating section including a dipole antenna and a tubular dielectric loading disposed about the dipole antenna.