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US 6,425,895 B1Granted
Surgical apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body
AssigneeEP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDavid K. Swanson, Sidney D. Fleischman, Josef V. Koblish, Russell B. Thompson, James G. Whayne, Thomas R. Jenkins, Edward J. Snyder
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Abstract
A surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body. The apparatus may be catheter-based or a probe including a relatively short shaft.
Claims26
A surgical device, comprising:
- a relatively short shaft defining a distal end and a proximal end;
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- a malleable energy emitting device support section associated with the distal end of the relatively short shaft;
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- at least two longitudinally spaced energy emitting devices associated with the malleable energy emitting device support section.
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A surgical device, comprising:
- a relatively short shaft defining a distal end and a proximal end;
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- a malleable distal section associated with the distal end of the relatively short shaft;
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- lesion creation means, associated with the malleable distal section, for forming a continuous elongate lesion that extends along a substantial portion of the malleable distal section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.