Patent ID: 8906007
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A directional reflector assembly, comprising: a hollow tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the hollow tubular shaft defining an inner opening therein extending longitudinally from the proximal end to the distal end, the inner opening configured to slideably engage an electrosurgical ablation probe; a conical aperture having a proximal open apex and a distal open base, an interior volume of the conical aperture defined therein between the proximal open apex and the distal open base, wherein the entire circumference of the proximal open apex of the conical aperture is joined to the distal end of the hollow tubular shaft; and a dielectric core disposed within the interior volume of the conical aperture, the dielectric core defining a lumen extending therethrough from the proximal open apex to the distal open base, the lumen communicatively-coupled with the inner opening of the hollow tubular shaft and axially aligned therewith, wherein the lumen is configured to receive a portion of an electrosurgical ablation probe translatable therein from the proximal open apex to the distal open base, and wherein the interior volume of the conical aperture is filled by the dielectric core except for the lumen extending therethrough from the proximal open apex to the distal open base.