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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2007
Mark Leung, Toronto, CA;
Krishan Shah, Mississauga, CA;
Laura Conquergood, Mississauga, CA;
Subashini Chandran, Toronto, CA;
Neil Godara, Mississauga, CA;
Mark Leung, Toronto, CA;
Krishan Shah, Mississauga, CA;
Laura Conquergood, Mississauga, CA;
Subashini Chandran, Toronto, CA;
Neil Godara, Mississauga, CA;
Kimberly-Clark Inc., , CA;
Abstract
A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient's body is disclosed, the method using a system comprising an energy source and first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies comprises an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source. The method comprises: inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices to create a lesion within the spinal tissue; delivering a cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices; and controlling the delivery of energy and the delivery of the cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices such that the lesion extends between the energy delivery devices.