Patent ID: 11896282
Assignee: HERMES INNOVATIONS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A system for applying energy to tissue, comprising:
a probe including a dielectric material defining; a gas-filled Chamber, the dielectric material including an inner surface configured for gas contact with gas within the gas-filled chamber and an outer surface configured for tissue contact, the dielectric material configured for spatiotemporal switching of focal points of energy application;
an interior electrode disposed within the gas-filled chamber;
an exterior electrode disposed outside of the gas-filled chamber;
a voltage source configured to provide a voltage between the interior electrode and the exterior electrode, thereby creating transitory plasma streamers within the gas-filled chamber in order to provide spatial and temporal switching of energy coupling to the focal points; and
a controller configured to control the voltage source.