Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Dvorak, Linda (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C606S021000, C606S052000, C606S045000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08002771
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is provided with each probe configured for introduction into the chest for engaging the heart. Each probe includes an elongated shaft having an elongated ablating surface of a predetermined shape. The elongated shaft and the elongated ablating surface of each probe are configured to ablate a portion of the heart. A sealing device affixed to the heart tissue forms a hemostatic seal between the probe and the penetration in the heart to inhibit blood loss therethrough.
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Boyd Stephen W.
Cox James L.
Gifford Hanson S.
Vaska Matthias
Dvorak Linda
Scott Amanda
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
Wiley & Rein LLP
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