BIPOLAR ABLATION CLAMP WITH JAWS POSITIONABLE AT DIFFERENT ANGLES RELATIVE TO A SHAFT

Structure and method for using a sub-xiphoid ablation clamp for ablating tissue of a patient. The clamp has an elongate shaft having a major axis, first and second opposing jaws configured to open and close along a first plane, a first and second ablation element positioned along the first and secon...

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Main Authors LUTTERMAN, ALISON, ROTHSTEIN, PAUL, KIM, DAVID JIN SUNG, DAIGLE, TOM P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.02.2012
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:Structure and method for using a sub-xiphoid ablation clamp for ablating tissue of a patient. The clamp has an elongate shaft having a major axis, first and second opposing jaws configured to open and close along a first plane, a first and second ablation element positioned along the first and second jaws configured to ablate the tissue positioned therebetween, an actuable joint operatively coupled between the shaft and the opposing jaws and configured to move the opposing jaws to a selectable angle relative to the major axis of the elongate shaft along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane. The ablation clamp has a handle operatively coupled to the shaft having an actuator configured to actuate the actuable joint and a trigger mechanism to open and close the opposing jaws.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100713290