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Energy delivery systems and uses thereof

US9192438B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2012
Grant dateNov 24, 2015
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/1892
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to comprehensive systems, devices and methods for delivering energy to tissue for a wide variety of applications, including medical procedures (e.g., tissue ablation, resection, cautery, vascular thrombosis, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and dysrhythmias, electrosurgery, tissue harvest, etc.). In certain embodiments, systems, devices, and methods are provided for treating a tissue region (e.g., a tumor) through application of energy.

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