Invention Application
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for ablating tissue
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Application No.: US10879975Application Date: 2004-06-28
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Publication No.: US20050251125A1Publication Date: 2005-11-10
- Inventor: Benjamin Pless , Scott Anderson , Jonathan Podmore , Matthias Vaska , John Crowe , Roxanne Richman , Timothy Ciciarelli , David Gallup , Jack Ulstad
- Applicant: Benjamin Pless , Scott Anderson , Jonathan Podmore , Matthias Vaska , John Crowe , Roxanne Richman , Timothy Ciciarelli , David Gallup , Jack Ulstad
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: EPICOR MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee: EPICOR MEDICAL, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Main IPC: A61B5/042
- IPC: A61B5/042 ; A61B8/00 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/22 ; A61B17/34 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/02 ; A61B18/04 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/18 ; A61B19/00 ; A61N1/06 ; A61N1/362 ; A61N7/00 ; A61N7/02
Abstract:
A control system alters one or more characteristics of an ablating element to ablate tissue. In one aspect, the control system delivers energy nearer to the surface of the tissue by changing the frequency or power. In another aspect, the ablating element delivers focused ultrasound which is focused in at least one dimension. The ablating device may also have a number of ablating elements with different characteristics such as focal length.
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