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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2009
Filed:
May. 26, 2006
David S Utley, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stuart D Edwards, Salinas, CA (US);
Scott H West, Livermore, CA (US);
Jay Qin, Fremont, CA (US);
David S Utley, Redwood City, CA (US);
John Gaiser, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stuart D Edwards, Salinas, CA (US);
Scott H West, Livermore, CA (US);
Jay Qin, Fremont, CA (US);
BÂRRX Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of ablating mucosal tissue in an alimentary canal are provided. The methods can include the steps of (i) providing an ablation device comprising a tissue ablation source; (ii) positioning at least a portion of the ablation device at a mucosal tissue surface of the alimentary canal; (iii) delivering a sufficient amount of the source for tissue ablation to the mucosal tissue surface to create a lesion in the mucosal tissue. In one implementation the methods include a step of providing a radiofrequency (RF) energy delivery device.