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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Robert J. Crowley, Sudbury, MA (US);
Mark A. Hamm, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert J. Crowley, Sudbury, MA (US);
Mark A. Hamm, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A large area thermal ablation apparatus for use with an endoscope includes a housing and at least one electrode. The housing is removably attachable to a distal terminating end of the endoscope. The housing includes an outer surface and a cross-sectional area that is at least as large as a cross-sectional area of the distal terminating end of the endoscope. The electrode is supported by the outer surface of the housing. The electrode is capable of delivering energy to a tissue region inside a body to ablate the tissue region.