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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Gregory G. Brucker, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert H. Svenson, Holland Patent, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory G. Brucker, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Robert H. Svenson, Holland Patent, NY (US);
Assignee:
Medical CV, Inc., Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for treating atrial tissue include positioning a lesion formation tool against the atrial surface. An optical fiber of the tool is energized at a wavelength is selected to have a low absorption in water.