Ablation probes including flexible circuits for heating and sensing

USPTO issued Patent No. US12594113B2 to Varian Medical Systems, Inc. for an ablation probe device featuring flexible circuits positioned on the probe shell outer surface. The flexible circuit includes at least one RF emitter for delivering RF energy to target tissue during ablation treatments. The probe also includes a cryogen supply conduit positioned within the shell. The patent grants Varian exclusive rights to this medical device technology.

Medical device manufacturers in the ablation therapy space should monitor this patent portfolio. Competitors developing similar flexible circuit-based ablation probes may need to evaluate potential infringement risks or consider alternative design approaches. This grant strengthens Varian's intellectual property position in RF ablation technology.