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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Christopher Paul Hancock, Bristol, GB;
John Bishop, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Christopher Paul Hancock, Bristol, GB;
John Bishop, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Medical Device Innovations Limited, Halton, Cheshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for classifying and/or ablating tissue. By directing microwave radiation through a probe () into tissue () and detecting the amplitude and phase of radiation reflected back through the probe and a reference signal, the tissue type can be classified. An impedance tuner which is actuated by magnetostrictive material () is also disclosed.