Ablation probe with deployable electrodes
US8109926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1475
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides systems, devices and related methods for applying electric fields for cancerous cell destruction and tissue ablation. A method can include advancing an ablation probe into a patient; deploying a guide from the delivery member along a guide tissue penetration path, deploying an electrode from the guide along an electrode tissue penetration path, and establishing current flow within the target tissue.
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