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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:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael G. Curley, Cambridge, MA (US);
Patrick S. Hamilton, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
E.P., Limited, Somerville, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ; A61B 1/822 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ; A61B 1/822 ;
Abstract
A method and system for therapeutically treating a selected volume of tissue with a heated liquid. A therapeutic device, such as a catheter, is coupled to a source of liquid is heated to therapeutic temperatures by a heating mechanism. The device imparts thermal energy into the tissue while simultaneously injecting the heated liquid into the tissue. In a preferred embodiment, the device includes at least one electrode for conducting a radio-frequency current through the tissue in conjunction with the infusion of heated saline solution to selectively destroy the tissue.