Tissue biopsy and treatment apparatus and method
CA 2404923 A1 · Owner: Rita Medical Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Balbierz, Daniel J.; Johnson, Theodore
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An embodiment of the invention provides a tissue biopsy and treatment apparatus that comprises an elongated delivery device that is positionable in tissue and includes a lumen. A sensor array having a plurality of resilient members is deployable from the elongated delivery device. At least one of the plurality of resilient members is positionable in the elongated delivery device in a compacted state and deployable with curvature into tissue from the elongated delivery device in a deployed state. At least one of the plurality of resilient members includes at least one of a sensor a tissue piercing , distal end or a lumen. The sensor array has a geometric configuration adapted to …
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- Filed March 30, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 30, 2021.
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