Control systems for multiple electrode arrays to create lesions in tissue regions at or near a sphincter
US6355031B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Multiple electrodes are coupled together in monopolar or bipolar arrays to form lesion patterns in tissue regions at or near a sphincter. A controller couples the electrodes to a generator so that a single power channel serves more than a single electrode.
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