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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Medema, Georgetown, TX (US);
Michael Elkins, Austin, TX (US);
Eric Hunt, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Justin May, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 90/08 (2016.02); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02);
Abstract
An ablation probe includes an elongated needle portion comprising a distal end for positioning at a target tissue and a proximal end positioned away from the distal end and a guidance indicator positioned at the proximal end. The guidance indicator includes one or more markings or indicators to identify actual alignment of the probe relative to a preferred alignment.
Medema, Ryan. (2026). Ablation probes with guidance indicators to support location and direction guidance systems (U.S. Patent No. 12544148). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12544148
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