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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Craig A. Keller, Boulder, 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 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/085 (2013.01); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00095 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00101 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1226 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1495 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device includes an energy-generating unit configured to produce energy for conduction through tissue to treat tissue. Waste heat produced by the energy-generating unit during energy production is conducted to tissue to facilitate treating tissue.