Tumor ablation needle with independently activated and independently traversing tines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7025767
APP PUB NO 20040133196A1
SERIAL NO

10664524

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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 INCMAPLE GROVE MN 55311-1566

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Paulk, David Hopedal, MA 6 372
Schaefer, Dean A Alton, NH 17 1444
Sherry, John Watertown, MA 30 1394

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