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Method and device for uterine fibroid treatment

  • US 9,987,080 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2017
  • Issued: 06/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for minimally invasive treatment of uterine fibroids, said method comprising:

  • providing a probe having a longitudinal axis;

    determining a location of a fibroid using a visualization element within or on the probe, wherein both the visualization element and an imaging field are deflectable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the probe;

    advancing a hollow needle from the probe across the imaging field;

    advancing a plurality of diverging needles from the hollow needle into the fibroid; and

    treating the fibroid with the diverging needles, wherein the diverging needles remain within the limits of the imaging field during treatment, andwherein determining the location of the fibroid comprises rotating the visualization element and the imaging field about the longitudinal axis of the probe independently of the plurality of diverging needles.

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