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Needle deployment for temperature sensing from an electrode

US6852110B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2002
Grant dateFeb 8, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2022

Classification

  • 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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