Method and apparatus for treating varicose veins

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR TREATING VARICOSE VEINS IN AN ANIMATE BODY INCLUDING A SLENDER CYLINDRICAL PROBE OF A DIAMETER TO PASS THROUGH AN INCISION IN THE SKIN AND ALONG THE SUBCUTANEOUS LAYER OF AN ANIMATE BODY BETWEEN THE FASCIA AND THE SKIN, SAID PROBE HAVING A FIRST HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODE, A CYLINDRICAL INSULATOR CONCENTRIC WITH, OF THE SAME DIAMETER AS, AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST ELECTRODE, A SECOND CYLINDRICAL ELECTRODE CONCENTRIC WITH, OF THE SAME DIAMETER AS, AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID INSULATOR; A FIRST ELECTRICAL CONNECTION EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF SAID PROBE THROUGH SAID FIRST ELECTRODE IN INSULATED RELATION THERETO, THROUGH SAID INSULATOR AND INTO ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID SECOND ELECTRODE; MEANS FOR GENERATING HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL ENERGY; AND CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONNECTING THE OUTPUT OF SAID GENERATING MEANS BETWEEN SAID FIRST ELECTRODE AND SAID FIRST ELECTRICAL CONNECTION.