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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ENERGY TO TISSUE

  • US 20090312673A1
  • Filed: 06/11/2009
  • Published: 12/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An ablation device for treating atrial fibrillation in a patient, said device comprising:

  • a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; and

    an energy source adjacent the distal end of the housing, the energy source having an active portion and an inactive portion,wherein the active portion is adapted to deliver energy to tissue when the energy source is energized thereby creating a partial or complete zone of ablation in the tissue that blocks abnormal electrical activity therethrough, reducing or eliminating atrial fibrillation in the patient, andwherein the inactive portion does not emit energy or emits substantially no energy when the energy source is energized.

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