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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2007
John W. Sliwa, Jr., Los Altos, CA (US);
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Podmore, San Carlos, CA (US);
Roxanne L. Richman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gerard Champsaur, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John E. Crowe, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John W. Sliwa, Jr., Los Altos, CA (US);
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan L. Podmore, San Carlos, CA (US);
Roxanne L. Richman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gerard Champsaur, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John E. Crowe, Menlo Park, CA (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspect, the ablating device may be submerged in liquid during operation.