Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical instrument and method of use
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Application No.: US14990610Application Date: 2016-01-07
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Publication No.: US10342603B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Csaba Truckai , Aaron Germain , John H. Shadduck
- Applicant: RELIGN Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Campbell
- Assignee: RELIGN Corporation
- Current Assignee: RELIGN Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Campbell
- Agency: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61B18/08
- IPC: A61B18/08 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
A medical for removing tissue from a patient includes an elongated probe with a working end. A pair of jaws is provided at the working end. The jaws may be closed for cutting and treatment of the tissue. Cutting may be effective through a sharpened cutting blade, and RF cutting blade, and similar cutting edges. The tissue may be remodeled using heat generated from passive heating elements on the jaws, active heating elements on the jaws, a PTCR heating element carried by the jaws, or resistive heaters on the jaws.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160113706A1 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE Public/Granted day:2016-04-28
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