Systems and methods for creating curvilinear lesions in body tissue
US6146379A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1861
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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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