Thermally adjustable surgical system and method
US10405914B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49124
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A power source delivers oscillating electrical energy to an electrical conductor, such as a wire or catheter, which is coated circumferentially with a ferromagnetic material in a selected region. With high frequency electrical energy, the ferromagnetic material has a quick response in heating and cooling adjustable by the controllable power delivery. The ferromagnetic material can be used for separating tissue, coagulation, tissue destruction or achieving other desired tissue effects in numerous surgical procedures.
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