Apparatus for mapping and coagulating soft tissue in or around body orifices
US7474909B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1086
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A probe that may be used to create circumferential lesions in body tissue and, in some implementations, may also be used to perform mapping functions. The probe includes a collapsible/expandable structure that supports electrodes or other operative elements against the body tissue.
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