ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,129, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to TriAgenics Inc. (Redmond, Ore.).
"Ablation probe systems" was invented by Leigh E. Colby (Lino Lakes, Minn.) and David Paul Watson (Redmond, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ablation probe tip 100 having a shaft 102 with an insertion end 104. The shaft 102 includes a coaxial antenna 110. A center of ablation 124 is located within the shaft 102 near the insertion end 104. A heat transfer layer 130 surrounds the coaxial antenna 110. A thermal reservoir 134 at least partially surrounds the heat transfer layer 130. A method for using the ablation probe tip 100 includes predetermining an optim...