Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2010-11-09
Dvorak, Linda C (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C607S122000, C600S374000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07828795
ABSTRACT:
A surgical device has an integral first tip having pair of electrodes configured to ablate tissue using electric energy. A second tip has a pair of electrodes configured to provide pacing signals to a heart and/or to sense electrical signals passing through heart tissue. The second tip is configured to snap onto the first tip, such that the same device may be used for ablation, pacing, and sensing. Alternatively, the second tip may be integral with the device and the first tip configured to snap onto the second tip. Alternatively, a single integral tip of the surgical device may be used for ablation, pacing, and sensing. Such a multipurpose tip may comprise a plurality of electrode pairs or an array of electrodes. A user interface on the device or elsewhere may be operable to provide selectable modes for selectively varying properties of signals communicated to the electrodes.
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Hooven Michael Dawson
Martin Keith Edward
Privitera Salvatore
AtriCure, Inc.
Cook Alex Ltd.
Dvorak Linda C
Lee Benjamin
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