Tissue ablation device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a isometric view of a tissue ablation device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side-elevational view of the tissue ablation device shown in FIG. 1. The opposite side of the tissue ablation device corresponds to that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the tissue ablation device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the tissue ablation device shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the tissue ablation device shown in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view of the tissue ablation device shown in FIG. 2.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D284028 May 27, 1986 Seager
D347690 June 7, 1994 Rigby et al.
D358887 May 30, 1995 Feinberg
Patent History
Patent number: D406338
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 24, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 2, 1999
Assignee: Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors: Peter H. Muller (Los Gatos, CA), Rick T. Smethers (Fremont, CA), David Rapp (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Pamela Burgess
Attorney: Harold C. Flehr Hohbach Test Albritton & Herbert LLP Hohbach
Application Number: 0/74,495
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Hand Manipulated Tool Or Instrument (23) (D24/133)
International Classification: 2402;