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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Joseph D. Brannan, Lyons, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00166 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1892 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microwave antenna for ablating tissue in a patient includes a radiator configured to radiate microwave radiation. A cable is coupled to the radiator and includes a fluid inflow line and a fluid outflow line. The microwave antenna also includes a ceramic element coaxially disposed around the radiator. The ceramic element includes at least one internal channel configured to transport thermal energy away from the ceramic element.