Impedance controlled tissue ablation apparatus and method

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2008224345 (hide)

Owner Rita Medical Systems Inc.

Inventors Johnson, Theodore C; Balbierz, Daniel J; Yassinzadeh, Zia; Pearson, Rober M

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2008224345

Parent 2002327779

Filing date 24 September 2008

Wipo publication date 16 October 2008

Acceptance publication date 17 November 2011

International Classifications

A61B 5/05 (2006.01) Measuring for diagnostic purposes - Measuring for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields

A61B 18/04 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by heating

A61B 18/12 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current

A61B 18/14 (2006.01) Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body - Probes or electrodes therefor

Event Publications

9 October 2008 Complete Application Filed

16 October 2008 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2008224345

17 November 2011 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2008224345

24 November 2011 Corrigenda

  Applications Accepted - Name Index Under the name Rita Medical Systems Inc., Application No. 2008224345, under INID (72) correct the co-inventor to Pearson, Robert M

15 March 2012 Standard Patent Sealed

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