Needle deployment for temperature sensing from an electrode
US6852110B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00791
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for improving contact between tissue and a probe. In exemplary embodiments, methods of the present invention include a deploying a needle into a target tissue and retracting the needle so that tenting around the needle is reduced. The retracting of the needle can increase the amount of tissue contact between a surface of the tissue and a surface contacting portion of a probe body.
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