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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2004
Applicants:
Scott West, Livermore, CA (US);
John W. Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Patrick Rimroth, San Jose, CA (US);
Larry C. Heaton, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott West, Livermore, CA (US);
John W. Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Patrick Rimroth, San Jose, CA (US);
Larry C. Heaton, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Curon Medical, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An assembly for treating tissue in the anal canal uses a barrel structure having a dimension that can be selectively altered to be conducive for insertion into an anal canal according to an anatomic condition assessed within the anal canal. An electrode is carried by the barrel structure that can be coupled to a source of tissue ablation energy, which, when applied through the electrode, forms a lesion.