A HUMAN NECESSITIES
A61 MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
A61B DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
A61B18/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
A61B18/12 by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
A61B18/14 Probes or electrodes therefor
A61B18/1485 having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural openings