Needle probe guide
First Claim
1. A surgical device for guiding electrodes into a tissue treatment region, the surgical device comprising:
- electrodes configured to conduct current therebetween upon energizing at least one of the electrodes;
a first body portion;
a second body portion, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are configured to operably form a first channel that extends along a first axis and a second channel that extends along a second axis;
a predefined electrical ablation distance defined between the first axis and the second axis; and
a spring positioned between the first body portion and the second body portion, wherein the spring is deformable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first channel is configured to open to receive one of the electrodes when the spring is in the first configuration, and wherein the first channel is configured to close and axially restrain the electrode received therein when the spring is in the second configuration.
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Abstract
A surgical device for guiding electrodes into a tissue treatment region is disclosed. The surgical device includes electrodes configured to conduct current therebetween upon energizing at least one of the electrodes, a first body portion, and a second body portion. The first body portion and the second body portion are configured to operably form a first channel that extends along a first axis and a second channel that extends along a second axis. The surgical device further includes a predefined electrical ablation distance defined between the first axis and the second axis and a spring positioned between the first body portion and the second body portion. The spring is deformable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first channel is configured to open to receive one of the electrodes when the spring is in the first configuration. The first channel is configured to close and axially restrain the electrode received therein when the spring is in the second configuration.
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24 Claims
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1. A surgical device for guiding electrodes into a tissue treatment region, the surgical device comprising:
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electrodes configured to conduct current therebetween upon energizing at least one of the electrodes; a first body portion; a second body portion, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are configured to operably form a first channel that extends along a first axis and a second channel that extends along a second axis; a predefined electrical ablation distance defined between the first axis and the second axis; and a spring positioned between the first body portion and the second body portion, wherein the spring is deformable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first channel is configured to open to receive one of the electrodes when the spring is in the first configuration, and wherein the first channel is configured to close and axially restrain the electrode received therein when the spring is in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical device for guiding electrodes into a tissue treatment region, the surgical device comprising:
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electrodes configured to conduct current therebetween upon energizing at least one of the electrodes; a first body portion; a second body portion, wherein the first body portion and the second body portion are configured to operably form a first channel that extends along a first axis and a second channel that extends along a second axis; a predefined electrical ablation distance defined between the first axis and the second axis; and an actuator assembly positioned between the first body portion and the second body portion, wherein the actuator assembly is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first channel and the second channel are configured to open to receive one of the electrodes when the actuator assembly is in the first configuration, and wherein the first channel and the second channel are configured to close and axially restrain the electrode received therein when the actuator assembly is in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A surgical device for guiding electrodes comprising:
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a first electrode; a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to conduct current therebetween upon energizing at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode; a first body portion comprising a plurality of first catches; a second body portion comprising a plurality of second catches; and a spring element positioned between the first body portion and the second body portion, wherein the spring element is movable from an initial configuration to a deformed configuration; wherein at least one of the first catches of the first body portion and at least one of the second catches of the second body portion form a first channel extending along a first axis and structured to restrain the first electrode when the spring element is in the initial configuration; wherein at least one of the first catches of the first body portion and at least one of the second catches of the second body portion form a second channel extending along a second axis and structured to restrain the second electrode when the spring element is in the initial configuration; a predefined electrical ablation distance defined between the first axis and the second axis; and wherein the first channel is structured to release the first electrode and the second channel is structured to release the second electrode when the spring element is moved to the deformed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A surgical device for guiding electrodes comprising:
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a first body portion comprising a plurality of first catches; a second body portion comprising a plurality of second catches; and a spring element positioned between the first body portion and the second body portion, wherein the spring element is movable from an initial configuration to a deformed configuration; wherein at least one of the first catches of the first body portion and at least one of the second catches of the second body portion form a first channel extending along a first axis and structured to restrain a first electrode when the spring element is in the initial configuration; wherein at least one of the first catches of the first body portion and at least one of the second catches of the second body portion form a second channel extending along a second axis and structured to restrain a second electrode when the spring element is in the initial configuration; a predefined electrical ablation distance defined between the first axis and the second axis; and wherein the first channel is structured to release the first electrode and the second channel is structured to release the second electrode when the spring element is moved to the deformed configuration, where the surgical device further comprises; the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein a distal end of the first electrode is spaced from a distal end of the second electrode by the predefined electrical ablation distance when the first electrode is axially restrained in the first channel and the second electrode is restrained in the second channel, wherein the predefined electrical ablation distance corresponds to a treatment distance in a tissue treatment region, and wherein the distal ends of the first and second electrodes are operably structured to conduct current therebetween when at least one of first and second electrodes is energized by an energy source.
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