Microwave ablation catheter and method of utilizing the same
US9993295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1861
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating tissue through a branched luminal network of a patient is provided. A pathway to a point of interest in branched luminal network of a patient is generated. An extended working channel is advanced transorally into the branched luminal network and along the pathway to the point of interest. The extended working channel may be positioned in a substantially fixed orientation at the point interest. A tool is advanced though the extended working channel to the point of interest. Tissue at the point of interest is treated.
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