The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2002
Jia Hua Xiao, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Thomas P. Ryan, Flemington, NJ (US);
Roddi J. Simpson, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Alexander J. Sinton, Doylestown, PA (US);
Jia Hua Xiao, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Thomas P. Ryan, Flemington, NJ (US);
Roddi J. Simpson, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Alexander J. Sinton, Doylestown, PA (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
An electrode instrument is provided and includes an electrode head and a pair of electrodes for emitting RF energy for use in thermal ablation therapy. The electrodes are movable between a collapsed configuration and deployed configuration. When collapsed, the electrodes are proximate to each other, and when deployed, the electrodes are spaced apart from each other. The electrode instrument includes linkage mechanisms that are used to maintain the electrodes in their deployed configuration.