Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Peffley, Michael (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C607S133000, C607S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06872206
ABSTRACT:
Methods treat a tissue region. In one arrangement, the methods deploy an electrode on a support structure in a tissue region at or near the cardia of the stomach. In one embodiment, the support structure has a proximal region and a distal region. The proximal region is enlarged in comparison to the distal region, and the electrode is carried by the enlarged proximal surface. The methods advance the electrode in a path to penetrate the tissue region and couple the electrode to a source of radio frequency energy to ohmically heat tissue and create a lesion in the tissue region.
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Edwards Stuart D
Gaiser John
Qin Jay
Utley David S
West Scott H
Curon Medical, Inc.
Peffley Michael
Ryan Kromholz & Manion S.C.
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