WO2007069248A3 - Apparatus and method for thermal ablation of uterine fibroids - Google Patents

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WO2007069248A3
WO2007069248A3 PCT/IL2006/001432 IL2006001432W WO2007069248A3 WO 2007069248 A3 WO2007069248 A3 WO 2007069248A3 IL 2006001432 W IL2006001432 W IL 2006001432W WO 2007069248 A3 WO2007069248 A3 WO 2007069248A3
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Mordechai Bliweis
Nir Berzak
Shimon Livneh
Yaron Hefetz
Yaron Tal
Roni Zvuloni
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Abstract

A system for delivering a treatment probe (231) to a treatment target (150) within a body cavity (114), comprising a delivery sleeve (230) having a distal portion operable to be inserted into a body cavity, said delivery sleeve being sized to accommodate at least one treatment probe and being operable to deliver a treatment head (232) of said treatment probe to a vicinity of said treatment target when said distal portion of said sleeve is inserted in said body cavity, said delivery sleeve being further characterized in that said sleeve comprises an opening (698) running along its length, said opening being sized to permit passage therethrough of said treatment probe.
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