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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Vive Scientific Llc, Southlake, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter Axel Holst, Los Altos, CA (US);
Michael John Hammond, Monona, WI (US);
James Angus Boonzaier, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
VIVE SCIENTIFIC LLC, Southlake, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 5/0084 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for tissue ablation using radiofrequency energy comprises a housing extending from a first end to a second end. One or more pipes extend from the first end and each of the one or more pipes terminates at a tip. Each tip includes a light source operable to provide light. The apparatus further comprises a probe extending from some of the one or more pipes. Each probe is operable to deliver RF energy and to extend from or retract into the tip.