Systems and methods for creating long, thin lesions in body tiss

Details Systems and methods for creating long, thin lesions in body tiss Systems and methods for creating long, thin lesions in body tiss

1995-10-19

1999-12-14

Peffley, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

600374, 607101, A61B 1739

Patent

active

060010932

ABSTRACT:
A device for creating the lesions in body tissue includes a support element having an electromagnetic energy emitting region. When caused to emit electromagnetic energy, the region creates a single continuous lesion that is long and thin, having a length that is substantially greater than its width.

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