Endoscopic ablation system with a distally mounted image sensor
US7137981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3614
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tissue ablation system is described. The tissue ablation system can include a plurality of electrodes, a viewing window between adjacent electrodes, illuminating elements, and an image sensor. The image sensor can be a CMOS device.
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