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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Amy C. Kelly, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steve K. Landreville, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert J. Garabedian, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
Amy C. Kelly, San Francisco, CA (US);
Steve K. Landreville, Mountain View, CA (US);
Robert J. Garabedian, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surface electrode for ablating tissue is provided. The surface electrode comprises a base, a plurality of tissue penetrating needle electrodes extending from the surface of the base an adjustable distance, and an electrical interface coupled to the plurality of needle electrodes. The adjustability of the needle electrodes allows the depth that the needle electrodes penetrate through tissue to be adjusted.