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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kathy E. Rooks, Longmont, CO (US);
Eric W. Larson, Littleton, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3209 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/3209 (2013.01); A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00011 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00047 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid cooling system for cooling a microwave antenna includes an energy source configured to supply microwave energy to a microwave antenna for ablating tissue, a fluid source, a centrifugal pump, and a cooling member coupled to the centrifugal pump and configured to contact the tube to cool fluid flowing through the tube.