ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,818, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Internally cooled ceramic element for a microwave ablation radiator and method" was invented by Joseph D. Brannan (Lyons, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microwave antenna for ablating tissue in a patient includes a radiator configured to radiate microwave radiation. A cable is coupled to the radiator and includes a fluid inflow line and a fluid outflow line. The microwave antenna also includes a ceramic element coaxially disposed around the radiator. The ceramic element includes at least one internal channel configured to transport thermal energy away ...