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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2007
Dan Wittenberger, Pierrefonds, CA;
Daniel Nahon, Ottawa, CA;
Marwan Abboud, Pierrefonds, CA;
Jean-pierre Lalonde, Verdun, CA;
Cristian Petre, Laval, CA;
Réal Ste-marie, Montréal, CA;
Sean Carroll, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Allan Skanes, London, CA;
Alan H. Menkis, London, CA;
Dan Wittenberger, Pierrefonds, CA;
Daniel Nahon, Ottawa, CA;
Marwan Abboud, Pierrefonds, CA;
Jean-Pierre Lalonde, Verdun, CA;
Cristian Petre, Laval, CA;
Réal Ste-Marie, Montréal, CA;
Sean Carroll, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Allan Skanes, London, CA;
Alan H. Menkis, London, CA;
Medtronic Cryocath LP, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A medical device is provided having a means for actuating a pair of opposing jaw members. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position, wherein the jaw members are disposed in a spaced apart relation relative to one another, to a second position, wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. An ablation mechanism is connected to at least one of the jaws members, such that the jaw members are capable of conducting ablation energy through the tissue grasped therebetween.