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Abstract
In recent decades, wireless power has been used in several industries including medical devices. Radiofrequency tissue ablation is a minimally invasive procedure that treats tumors within the body. In this work, a wireless radiofrequency ablation system was developed and tested. The system is made in two parts the ablation generator and the wireless catheter. The generator produces a magnetic field that the wireless catheter is placed into and allows an alternating electric current to flow through the tip catheter. Ablation was observed on agar powder ablation phantoms as well as bovine tissue. During testing, a maximum of 15W and 63.27% efficiency was received while the system was able to ablate up to a 2 cm zone. Further improvements can be made to improve efficiency and effectiveness, also modifications can be made to the technology in order to be used in other procedures.