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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1996
David McGee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Patrick M Owens, Cupertino, CA (US);
James G Whayne, Saratoga, CA (US);
Russell B Thompson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Thomas F Kordis, San Jose, CA (US);
David K Swanson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dorin Panescu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
EP Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Collapsible electrode assemblies and associated methods employ an array of filaments assembled to form a mesh structure. The mesh structure is adapted to selectively assume an expanded geometry having a first maximum diameter and a collapsed geometry having a second maximum diameter less than the first maximum diameter. Preferably, at least one of the filaments includes an electrically conductive material adapted for coupling to a source of ablation energy for transmitting ablation energy.