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Cooled antenna for device insertable into a body

US8728068B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by

11References

26Claims

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Assignee

Urologix, Inc. · US

Inventors

Neil Nye · Minneapolis, US
Eric N. Rudie · Plymouth, US
Jonathan Achenbach · Kingston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 9, 2010
Grant date	May 20, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1846
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for treating tissue adjacent to a body lumen includes a catheter shaft and an energy emitting assembly. The catheter shaft is insertable into the body lumen and includes a plurality of cooling lumens arranged generally circumjacent a generally central lumen. At least some of the circumjacent cooling lumens are in fluid communication with the central lumen and the energy emitting assembly extends through the central lumen. The central lumen and at least one portion of the energy emitting assembly are configured to direct a flow of cooling fluid about an outer surface of the at least one portion of the energy emitting assembly within the central lumen.

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