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US 2006/0135954 A1Published application
Methods and devices for ablation
AssigneeEPICOR MEDICAL, INC., A Delaware Corporation
InventorsJohn Sliwa, Matthias Vaska, Jonathan Podmore, Roxanne Richman, Scott Anderson, Gerard Champsaur, John Crowe
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Abstract
An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspect, the ablating device may be submerged in liquid during operation.
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A method of ablating tissue, comprising the steps of:
- providing an ablating device having a convex contact surface;
- positioning the convex contact surface adjacent to an epicardial surface;
- ablating the epicardial tissue after the positioning step.
An ablating device for ablating tissue, comprising:
- a body;
- an ablating element coupled to the body;
- a membrane extending over at least part of the ablating element, the membrane being spaced apart from the ablating element to form a fluid cavity;
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- the fluid cavity containing a fluid.
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An ablating device for ablating tissue, comprising:
- a body;
- an ablating element coupled to the body;
- a flexible skirt surrounding at least a portion of the ablating element;
- the fluid cavity containing a fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.