US 11,717,347 B2
Reinforced high strength microwave antenna
Roman Turovskiy, San Francisco, CA (US); Ted Su, San Diego, CA (US); Mani Prakash, Boulder, CO (US); and Steven Kim, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/713,312.
Application 16/713,312 is a continuation of application No. 14/924,904, filed on Oct. 28, 2015, granted, now 10,537,386.
Application 14/924,904 is a continuation of application No. 14/640,174, filed on Mar. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,186,216, issued on Nov. 17, 2015.
Application 14/640,174 is a continuation of application No. 14/153,644, filed on Jan. 13, 2014, granted, now 8,974,452, issued on Mar. 10, 2015.
Application 14/153,644 is a continuation of application No. 13/479,588, filed on May 24, 2012, granted, now 8,663,213, issued on Mar. 4, 2014.
Application 13/479,588 is a continuation of application No. 13/214,503, filed on Aug. 22, 2011, granted, now 8,192,423, issued on Jun. 5, 2012.
Application 13/214,503 is a continuation of application No. 12/859,841, filed on Aug. 20, 2010, granted, now 8,012,148, issued on Sep. 6, 2011.
Application 12/859,841 is a continuation of application No. 11/126,531, filed on May 10, 2005, granted, now 7,799,019, issued on Sep. 21, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2020/0113629 A1, Apr. 16, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); H01Q 9/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/1815 (2013.01) [A61B 18/18 (2013.01); H01Q 9/22 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00011 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00797 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1838 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1846 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1853 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1892 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A microwave antenna, comprising:
an outer conductor;
an inner conductor disposed within the outer conductor;
a dielectric material disposed between the outer and inner conductors;
a radiating portion;
a shaft disposed coaxially around the outer conductor to define a fluid lumen between the shaft and the outer conductor; and
a thermocouple disposed proximal to the radiating portion.