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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2011
Michael J. Drews, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bryan Wylie, San Jose, CA (US);
Leslie Oley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bryan Wylie, San Jose, CA (US);
Leslie Oley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for ablation efficacy are described herein where a hood having a deployable elongated feature can extend beyond a distal face of the hood. The elongated feature can channel the energy to the deeper regions within the tissue (such as trabeculated regions or other tissue structures) such that the energy can be delivered to the target tissue despite small or large irregularities in the target tissue surface (or region) and/or changes in the relative distances between the hood and the target tissue.