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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:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Josef V. Koblish, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David K. Swanson, Mountain View, CA (US);
Huy D. Phan, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward J. Snyder, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ;
Abstract
A probe that facilitates the creation of circumferential lesions in bodily tissue. The probe includes a relatively short shaft and a loop-like structure that supports electrodes or other operative elements against the bodily tissue.