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PRE-FORMED CURVED ABLATION CATHETER

  • US 20110144633A1
  • Filed: 12/11/2009
  • Published: 06/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device, comprising:

  • an insertion tube, having a longitudinal axis and having a distal end adapted for insertion through a body passage into a cavity within a body of a patient;

    an electrode, which is located on the distal end of the insertion tube and is configured to contact tissue in the cavity; and

    a resilient member, which is contained within the distal end of the insertion tube and is configured, when unconstrained, to cause the distal end to bend away from the longitudinal axis in a curved shape and to straighten toward the longitudinal axis when subjected to a force.

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