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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1999
Thomas Patrick Ryan, Fort Collins, CO (US);
B. Stuart Trembly, Hanover, NH (US);
Sherwood Services AG, Schaffhausen, CH;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for thermal treatment of tissue employing microwave energy is disclosed. Preferably, the apparatus includes an elongated member having a tissue capturing portion. A microwave conductor operatively mounts with the elongated member and has a forward conductor end. The microwave conductor is adapted for movement between an unadvanced position where the forward conductor end is displaced from the tissue capturing portion and an advanced position where the forward conductor end is adjacent to the tissue capturing portion to direct microwave energy toward the body tissue portion supported therein. A source of microwave energy in electrical communication with the microwave conductor supplies microwave energy having a frequency ranging from about 400 MHz to about 2500 MHz. Preferably, the microwave conductor includes an active conductor and a return conductor in a coaxial arrangement. The forward conductor end may be uninsulated or insulated. Most preferably, a handle is connected to the elongated member.