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Patent No.:

US 9931134 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 05, 2017
Applicant:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

James B. Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);

Mark T. Stewart, Lino Lakes, MN (US);

David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);

James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);

Hotaik Lee, State College, PA (US);

Nadine B. Smith, Pennsylvania, PA (US);

James R. Skarda, Lake Elmo, MN (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61N 7/022 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320076 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320078 (2017.08); A61B 2018/00291 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3782 (2016.02); A61N 2007/0078 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device and method for ablating tissue is disclosed comprising the steps of acquiring an anatomical image of a patient, correlating the image to the patient, guiding an ablating member within the patient while tracking the position of the ablating member in the patient, positioning the ablating member in a desired position to ablate tissue, emitting ablating energy from the ablating member to form an ablated tissue area and removing the ablating member from the patient.


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Hissong, James. (2018). Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesions (U.S. Patent No. 9931134). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9931134

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