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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1999
Lily Chen Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An ablation apparatus system for treating tissues in a patient, the ablation apparatus comprising temperature sensing means for measuring a temperature, wherein said temperature sensing means comprises a temperature sensing probe and at least one temperature sensing wire secured to the temperature sensing probe; force measuring means for measuring force exerted onto the temperature sensing probe by a tissue; and RF current generating means for generating RF current, wherein the RF current generating means is connected to and controlled by the temperature sensing means and force measuring means, adapted for supplying RF current to the temperature sensing probe as an electrode for tissue treatment.