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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Steven P. Buysse, Longmont, CO (US);
Casey M. Ladtkow, Arvada, CO (US);
Joshua K. Buysse, Longmont, CO (US);
Steven P. Buysse, Longmont, CO (US);
Casey M. Ladtkow, Arvada, CO (US);
Joshua K. Buysse, Longmont, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and devices for positioning and placing multiple electrodes in a target surgical site. A guide block is disclosed which introduces electrodes into target tissue and includes an elongated, generally rectilinear bar having a plurality of slots defined therethrough. Each of the slots is configured to selectively receive and retain a corresponding electrode therein. The rectilinear bar is malleable and selectively bendable from a substantially linear configuration to a substantially curved configuration to facilitate positioning the guide block relative to target tissue.