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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hosheng Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Therapeutics Corp., Dana Point, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ;
Abstract
An ablation device for treating tissues, valvular annulus, valvular organ structure, or atherosclerosis of a patient, the ablation device including a flexible elongate tubular shaft having a deployable spiral wire electrode at its distal end adapted to contact/penetrate the tissue to be treated and to apply high frequency energy to the tissue for therapeutic purposes.