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Surgical ablation tool

  • US 6,332,881 B1
  • Filed: 09/01/1999
  • Issued: 12/25/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A deflectable surgical ablation assembly for forming ablations during open heart or open chest surgery, said deflectable surgical ablation assembly comprising:

  • a main body comprising a rigid or semi-rigid elongate member capable of transmitting axial forces applied by a surgeon to tissue being ablated, and defining a lumen and having a distal end and a proximal end, the member having a preformed angle at the distal end which defines a first plane of deflection; and

    a flexible tip disposed distally of said main body, said tip housing (1) a deflection mechanism for deflecting the tip about a second plane of deflection different than said first plane and (2) at least one electrode disposed on an outer surface of the tip.

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