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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Sandra Nagale, Bolton, MA (US);
Michael C. Larson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Mark Boden, Harrisville, RI (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/22 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00517 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2005 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2238 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2255 (2013.01); A61B 2018/2272 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a system and method for ablating tissue. The method may comprise, for example, aligning a needle of a medical device with the target tissue; piercing tissue adjacent to the target tissue with the needle; sliding into the target tissue a laser fiber moveably disposed within the needle, wherein the needle is hollow and the laser fiber includes a prism; and delivering laser energy through the laser fiber and prism.