Systems and methods for creating curvilinear lesions in body tis

Details Systems and methods for creating curvilinear lesions in body tis Systems and methods for creating curvilinear lesions in body tis

1996-12-10

2000-11-14

Peffley, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

607101, 600374, A61B 1736

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061463795

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods ablate tissue within the body using a flexible guide element having an axis. A mechanism flexes the element along its axis. The flexible element carries a region for emitting energy. The region creates a lesion having a contour that follows the flexure of the element. The region creates a single continuous lesion that is curvilinear, long and thin. Manipulating such systems and methods creates diverse, specially shaped lesions in body tissue.

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