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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2023
Atricure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
David K. Swanson, Campbell, CA (US);
AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Abstract
A tissue treatment system configured to ablate a tissue, the system comprising: (a) a clamp assembly comprising a first jaw mechanism and a second jaw mechanism configured to receive and compress a tissue therebetween; (b) a first electrode disposed on the first jaw mechanism and configured to contact the tissue; and (c) a second electrode disposed on the second jaw mechanism and configured to contact the tissue, where the first electrode and the second electrode are configured so that at least one of an ablation energy output of the first electrode and an ablation energy output of the second electrode is automatically adjusted to accommodate variable tissue thicknesses between the first electrode and the second electrode.