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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey A. Norton, Redwood City, CA (US);
Calin Druma, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert C. Gutierrez, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1432 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical tool for ablating anatomical tissue according to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a distal tip; a first cylindrical tube connected to the distal tip; a second cylindrical tube that at least partially overlaps the first cylindrical tube in a first direction; and a J-shaped stylet disposed in an interior of the surgical tool, the J-shaped stylet capable of being removed from the interior of the surgical tool.