Tumor ablation needle with independently activated and independently traversing tines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6638277
APP PUB NO 20020072742A1
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09897483

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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for utilizing energy, such as radio frequency (RF) energy, to treat defined areas of tissue and more particularly to ablate tumors with RF energy through the use of a needle having a spreading array of individually traversing conductive tines which are independently positioned and activated.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCONE SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311

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Paulk, David Hopedal, MA 6 372
Schaefer, Dean A Aliso Viejo, CA 17 1444
Sherry, John Watertown, MA 30 1394

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