Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-21
2005-06-21
Gibson, Roy (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C606S049000, C606S050000, C607S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06908464
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus that facilitates the creation of circumferential lesions in body tissue. The apparatus includes a first probe having a loop structure that supports electrodes or other operative elements against the body tissue and a second probe with an expandable push structure that may be used to urge the loop structure against body tissue.
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Burnside Robert
Hegde Anant V.
Jenkins Thomas R.
Swanson David K.
Thompson Russell B.
Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc.
Gibson Roy
Henricks Slavin & Holmes LLP
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