Actively cooled electrode assemblies for forming lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regions
US6440128B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 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
An assembly for treating tissue at or near the sphincter includes a support structure for deployment in a tissue region, and a an electrode carried by the support structure. The support structure includes a spine with a lumen having an exit port, the electrode being deployable from the exit port. The spine also includes a cooling lumen and as aspiration lumen to provide and remove fluids, respectively.
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