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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Prana Thoracic, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
William Cohn, Bellaire, TX (US);
Jonathan Melchor, Warwick, RI (US);
Steven Nguyen, Cypress, TX (US);
Assignee:
Prana Thoracic, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 10/0266 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue resection apparatus is provided which includes an outer tube with a helical coil disposed on a distal end. The coil is provided with a first electrode. A central tube has a distal edge profile comprising one or more surface segments. One of the surface segments includes a second electrode. The central tube is slidably disposed within the outer tube and positioned such that second electrode opposes at least a portion of the first electrode. A cutting tube is slidably disposed within the central tube and includes a cutting edge.