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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Ebonia Washington, Edison, CT (US);
Jonathan Kwok, Somerset, NJ (US);
Vaclav O. Podany, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Rajesh Pendekanti, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Ebonia Washington, Edison, CT (US);
Jonathan Kwok, Somerset, NJ (US);
Vaclav O. Podany, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Rajesh Pendekanti, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
An instrument for ablation of tissue. The instrument including: a body having at least one surface for contacting a tissue surface, the at least one surface being substantially planar; an ultrasonic transducer disposed in the body for generating ultrasonic energy and directing at least a portion of the ultrasonic energy to the tissue surface, the ultrasonic transducer being operatively connected to an ultrasonic generator; at least one radio-frequency electrode disposed on the at least one surface for directing radio frequency energy to the tissue surface, the at least one radio-frequency electrode being operatively connected to a power source; and one or more switches for selectively coupling at least one of the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic generator and the at least one radio-frequency electrode to the power source.