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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2016
Spiration, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Hugo X. Gonzalez, Woodinville, WA (US);
Christine N. Jurevicius, Issaquah, WA (US);
Brandon J. Shuman, Redmond, WA (US);
Zoie R. Engman, Kirkland, WA (US);
Cassandra R. Saleira, Redmond, WA (US);
GYRUS ACMI, INC., Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device includes a needle with an interior surface defining a lumen and a first electrode positioned within the lumen of the needle in a first position. The first electrode is movable within the needle between the first position and a plurality of other positions. The first electrode extends beyond a distal end of the needle in the plurality of other positions and includes one or more anchors that pierce into a predetermined portion of tissue in an anatomy of a patient. The first electrode is energized to ablate the predetermined portion of tissue with the first electrode.