Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrosurgical instrument with dual radiofrequency and microwave electromagnetic energy
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Application No.: US13997915Application Date: 2012-01-09
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Publication No.: US09636176B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Christopher Paul Hancock , Martin Wynford Booton
- Applicant: Christopher Paul Hancock , Martin Wynford Booton
- Applicant Address: GB Chepstow
- Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
- Current Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Chepstow
- Agency: Arent Fox LLP
- Priority: GB1100444.7 20110111
- International Application: PCT/GB2012/050034 WO 20120109
- International Announcement: WO2012/095653 WO 20120719
- Main IPC: A61B18/18
- IPC: A61B18/18 ; A61B18/14 ; H01Q13/08 ; H01Q21/06

Abstract:
An electrosurgical instrument for delivering radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) energy and microwave frequency EM energy from a coaxial feed cable through an instrument tip into tissue. The instrument tip comprises a dielectric body separating first and second conductive elements, which act as active and return electrodes to convey the RF EM radiation by conduction, and as an antenna to radiate the microwave EM radiation. The instrument also has a fluid feed incorporated into its tip, e.g. in an additional dielectric element mounted on the underside of the tip, for delivering fluid. The delivered fluid may be a gas plasma to assist treatment or a liquid to plump up a tissue region before treatment. The instrument may fit in an endoscope.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130289557A1 ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH DUAL RADIOFREQUENCY AND MICROWAVE ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY Public/Granted day:2013-10-31
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