Flexible microwave catheters for natural or artificial lumens
US9387038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1892
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible microwave catheter, including a flexible coaxial cable having an inner conductor, an inner dielectric coaxially disposed about the inner conductor, and an outer conductor coaxially disposed about the inner dielectric, at least one feedpoint defining a microwave radiating portion of the flexible coaxial cable, a mesh structure having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration and disposed about the microwave radiating portion of the flexible coaxial cable, wherein the mesh structure expands radially outward from the flexible microwave catheter thereby positioning the at least one feedpoint at the radial center of the mesh structure.
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