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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2006
Applicants:
Neil Godara, Mississauga, CA;
Wesley Dawkins, Toronto, CA;
Taylor Hillier, Georgetown, CA;
Mark Leung, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Neil Godara, Mississauga, CA;
Wesley Dawkins, Toronto, CA;
Taylor Hillier, Georgetown, CA;
Mark Leung, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Avent Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 18/148 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00434 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0044 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1497 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device comprising a means for impeding flow for delivering energy to a region of tissue is described. In addition, a method of treating the sacroiliac region of a patient's body by delivering energy is also described. The method includes the steps of inserting a probe into a target site within the sacroiliac region of a patient's body and delivering energy to the probe to treat tissue within the target site.