Rigid delivery systems having inclined ultrasound and needle
US7815571B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00559
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery system includes a rigid shaft, an imaging core, and an interventional core. The rigid delivery shaft has a proximal end, an angled distal tip, and an axial passage therethrough. The imaging core comprises an ultrasound imaging insert disposed within the axial passage. The imaging insert has an ultrasound array within a distal portion thereof, wherein the ultrasound array is tilted relative to a shaft axis. The interventional core comprises a curved ablation needle coupled to the rigid shaft. An angle of needle curvature may be inversely proportional to the ultrasound array tilt and tip angle.
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