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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher T. Rusin, Golden, CO (US);
Joseph D. Brannan, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); H01Q 1/02 (2006.01); H01Q 9/30 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); H01Q 1/02 (2013.01); H01Q 9/30 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1838 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microwave ablation probe for providing microwave energy to tissue is disclosed. The probe includes a feedline having an inner conductor, a secondary inner conductor, and insulating spacer, and an outer conductor. The inner conductor is slidably disposed within the secondary inner conductor. The feedline also includes a radiating portion having an extruded portion of the inner conductor centrally disposed therein, wherein longitudinal movement of the inner conductor relative to the feedline tunes the radiating portion.