ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An ablation antenna device comprising:
- a) an antenna comprising an inner conductor; and
b) a conductive tip at a distal end of said antenna;
wherein said inner conductor is not physically coupled to said conductive tip.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
-
Citations
28 Claims
-
1. An ablation antenna device comprising:
-
a) an antenna comprising an inner conductor; and b) a conductive tip at a distal end of said antenna; wherein said inner conductor is not physically coupled to said conductive tip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. The method 26, wherein said sample is a tissue sample.
-
28. The method 27, wherein said tissue sample comprises a tumor.
Specification