摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved microwave antenna assembly used in ablation procedures. <P>SOLUTION: The microwave antenna assembly 12 includes: a feed line 20 including an inner conductor 50, an outer conductor 56, and an inner insulator 52 disposed therebetween; a radiating portion including a dipole antenna coupled to the feed line 20 and a trocar 25 coupled to the dipole antenna at a distal end; and a slidable outer jacket 102 which is disposed around the radiating portion and the feed line 20, and is configured to slide around at least one of the radiating portion and the feed line 20 from a closed configuration. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |