Actively cooled electrode assemblies for forming lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regions

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. Th...

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Main Authors UTLEY DAVID, GAISER JOHN, EDWARDS STUART, WEST SCOTT, CHIN JAY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.08.2002
Edition7
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19990304784