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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Christopher T. Rusin, Golden, CO (US);
Joseph Brannan, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Christopher T. Rusin, Golden, CO (US);
Joseph Brannan, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Vivant Medical, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microwave ablation probe for providing microwave energy to tissue is disclosed. The probe includes a feedline having an inner conductor, a secondary inner conductor, an insulating spacer, and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is slidably disposed within the secondary inner conductor. The feedline also includes a radiating portion having an extruded portion of the inner conductor centrally disposed therein, wherein longitudinal movement of the inner conductor relative to the feedline tunes the radiating portion.