Ablation device and method comprising movable ablation elements

A method of manufacturing a device for ablating tissue, comprising the steps of:

• providing an elongate, flexible body having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the elongate, flexible body is formable into a substantially flat configuration and a closed loop configuration;
• attaching cooperating first and second locking elements to the first end second ends of the elongate, flexible body, respectively, for securing the first and second ends of the elongate, flexible body to each other in the closed loop configuration;
• providing at least one ablation element;
• and
• movably coupling the at least one ablation element to the body such that the at least one ablation element lies within a plane of the elongate, flexible body when the elongate, flexible body is in the substantially flat configuration and can be moved within the plane of the elongate flexible body to form an angle of between about zero degrees and about 180 degrees with the longitudinal axis of said body.