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Proximal End
R F in
Co-Ax cable
Plastic tip dome
0-52°
Thermistor
Suction port
(3 total)
1°
0-24°
Antenna
Suction port
Wire to temperature
indicator
0-80°
6-68°
10-25°
Cannula handle
(a)
From RF
generator
Passive attenuator/
splitter
To two-channel
ground pad
To smart
loop device
(b)
FIGURE 6.8
(
a
) Microwave-aided liposuction cannula. (
b
) RF ablation system.
applications are for liver cancer (utilizing a number of RF probes inserted into
the solid tumor), breast cancer, fecal incontinence, pain relief, and trigeminal
neuralgia (a condition that manifests itself as severe pain as a consequence of
injury to the trigeminal nerve in the face and head). The RF procedures now
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