Method for guiding a medical device
US8221402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0078
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for ablating tissue is disclosed comprising the steps of acquiring an anatomical image of a patient, correlating the image to the patient, guiding an ablating member within the patient while tracking the position of the ablating member in the patient, positioning the ablating member in a desired position to ablate tissue, emitting ablating energy from the ablating member to form an ablated tissue area and removing the ablating member from the patient.
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