Surgery – Miscellaneous – Methods
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-06
2005-12-06
Peffley, Michael (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Methods
C606S041000, C607S133000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06971395
ABSTRACT:
A method of forming a composite lesion pattern in a tissue region at or near a sphincter comprising providing a catheter having a plurality of energy delivery devices coupled to the catheter. The catheter is introduced at least partially into the sphincter. Energy is delivered from the energy delivery devices to produce the composite lesion pattern. The composite lesion pattern comprises a radial distribution of lesions about the tissue region and a longitudinal distribution of lesions along the tissue region.
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