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Ablation probe with flared electrodes

US8951250B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kimbolt Young · Newton, US
Jeffrey W. Zerfas · Bloomington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2009
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1475
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ablation device includes a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and the distal ends, and a first array of electrodes at least partially disposed within the lumen, the first array of electrodes slidable relative to the cannula, each of the electrodes having a first configuration when inside the lumen, and a second configuration when unconfined outside the lumen, wherein one of the electrodes has a flared deployed profile.

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