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Transmural ablation device with EKG sensor and pacing electrode

  • US 20030018329A1
  • Filed: 05/31/2002
  • Published: 01/23/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for clamping and ablating tissue comprising:

  • a first handle member;

    a second handle member;

    first and second mating jaw members associated with the first and second handle members, respectively, the jaw members being movable by the handle members between a first open position and a second clamped position, the jaw members having opposed mating surfaces;

    a first elongated electrode having first and second ends and extending along the first jaw member;

    a second elongated electrode having first and second ends and extending along the second jaw member;

    the first and second electrodes being adapted to be connected to an RF energy source so that, when activated, the first and second electrodes are of opposite polarity; and

    an EKG sensor located on one of the first and second jaw members intermediate the first and second ends of the electrode and spaced therefrom so that when the electrodes are activated to create a line of ablation in the tissue, the EKG sensor contacts the tissue outside the line of ablation.

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