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US 6,719,755 B2Granted
Methods and devices for ablation
AssigneeEpicor Medical, Inc.
InventorsJohn W. Sliwa, Jr., Matthias Vaska, Jonathan L. Podmore, Roxanne L. Richman, Scott C. Anderson, Gerard Champsaur, John E. 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.
Claims9
A method of ablating tissue, comprising the steps of:
- providing an ablating device and a cover, the ablating device having a bottom surface, the cover being spaced apart from the bottom surface to define a fluid cavity, the fluid cavity containing a flowable material;
- positioning the cover against a tissue surface;
- moving the cover away from the bottom surface so that the bottom surface is exposed and positioned adjacent the tissue surface, the flowable material conforming to the shape of the tissue surface and being positioned between the bottom surface of the ablating device and the tissue surface;
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- ablating the tissue after the moving step.
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