RF device for treating the uterus
US6929642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00898
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrode instrument is provided and includes an electrode head and a pair of electrodes for emitting RF energy for use in thermal ablation therapy. The electrodes are movable between a collapsed configuration and deployed configuration. When collapsed, the electrodes are proximate to each other, and when deployed, the electrodes are spaced apart from each other. The electrode instrument includes linkage mechanisms that are used to maintain the electrodes in their deployed configuration.
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