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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2022
Atricure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Christopher Widenhouse, Mason, OH (US);
Jacob Luisi, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Rachel Lauren Budke, Cincinnati, OH (US);
AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Abstract
Electrosurgical pericardiotomy devices are disclosed. An example electrosurgical pericardiotomy device configured to create an opening through a pericardium may include an end effector comprising a tip portion and at least one electrosurgical electrode. The tip portion may include an opening configured to engage a target portion of a pericardium, and the tip portion may be configured, upon application of vacuum to the tip portion, to separate the target portion of the pericardium from an external surface of a heart. The electrosurgical electrode may be disposed proximate the tip portion so that, with vacuum applied to the tip portion, the target portion of the pericardium contacts the electrosurgical electrode. The electrosurgical electrode may be configured to create an opening through the target portion of the pericardium using electrosurgical energy.