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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2009
Applicants:
David M. Mahvi, Middleton, WI (US);
Mark C. Converse, Madison, WI (US);
Punit Prakash, San Francisco, CA (US);
John G. Webster, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
David M. Mahvi, Middleton, WI (US);
Mark C. Converse, Madison, WI (US);
Punit Prakash, San Francisco, CA (US);
John G. Webster, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of resection of an organ employs a handheld microwave waveguide that receives a microwave signal and applies a substantially planar microwave beam into the organ for coagulation of a strip of tissue in an organ providing a barrier against blood loss during resection operations.