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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Csaba Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruno Strul, Portolla Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Csaba Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bruno Strul, Portolla Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
ARQOS Surgical, Inc., Saratoga, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of electrosurgery, and more particularly to systems and methods for ablating, cauterizing and/or coagulating body tissue using radio frequency energy. More in particular, the systems utilize voltage threshold means for controlling the voltage applied to tissue in a cycle-to-cycle manner.