Non-contact tissue ablation device and methods thereof

Details Non-contact tissue ablation device and methods thereof Non-contact tissue ablation device and methods thereof

2007-10-23

2007-10-23

Peffley, Michael (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Instruments

Heat application

C606S028000, C606S032000, C606S041000, C600S439000, C600S459000, C600S466000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10845798

ABSTRACT:
A catheter for ablating body tissue of the interior regions of the heart includes a handle assembly, a shaft, and a distal tip section coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The distal tip section has a non-compliant and non-porous cap that has a tubular wall that defines a bore, and an ablation element that is housed inside the bore and spaced apart from the wall of the cap.

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