Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for chemically cooling an ablation antenna
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Application No.: US15063844Application Date: 2016-03-08
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Publication No.: US09603663B2Publication Date: 2017-03-28
- Inventor: Mani N. Prakash , Kyle R. Rick , Francesca Rossetto
- Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
- Applicant Address: US MA Mansfield
- Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Mansfield
- Main IPC: A61B18/18
- IPC: A61B18/18 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
A method of performing an ablation procedure includes inserting an antenna assembly into tissue and supplying energy thereto for application to tissue. The method also includes causing contact between a first material and at least one other material disposed within the antenna assembly to thermally regulate the antenna assembly. According to another embodiment, an ablation system includes an energy delivery assembly. A first chamber is defined within the energy delivery assembly and is configured to hold a first chemical. Another chamber is defined within the energy delivery assembly and is configured to hold at least one other chemical. The first chamber and the other chamber are configured to selectively and fluidly communicate with each other to cause contact between the first chemical and the at least one other chemical to cause an endothermic reaction and/or an exothermic reaction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160184014A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHEMICALLY COOLING AN ABLATION ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2016-06-30
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