Patent ID: 9198707
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An ablation device for ablating unwanted one of nerve tissue and soft tissue at a surgical site within a patient, the ablation device comprising: a probe configured to generate pressure and temperature for ablating the unwanted one of the nerve tissue and the soft tissue at the surgical site within the patient, the probe comprising at least two prongs, each prong of the at least two prongs including at least an exterior surface and a distal tip, each prong of the at least two prongs being configured to control at least a temperature of each respective exterior surface to achieve an ablation temperature on each respective exterior surface, the ablation temperature being adapted to ablate the unwanted one of the nerve tissue and the soft tissue at the surgical site within the patient; and at least one monitoring device coupled to the probe for recording and regulating temperature, pressure and position of the probe; wherein the distal tips of at least two prongs are configured to define, in combination, a probe geometry substantially matching an anatomical tissue geometry of the unwanted one of the nerve tissue and the soft tissue at the surgical site within the patient.