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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
James L. Cox, St. Louis, MO (US);
Stephen W. Boyd, San Mateo, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, Woodside, CA (US);
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
James L. Cox, St. Louis, MO (US);
Stephen W. Boyd, San Mateo, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, Woodside, CA (US);
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is provided with each probe configured for introduction into the chest for engaging the heart. Each probe includes an elongated shaft having an elongated ablating surface of a predetermined shape. The elongated shaft and the elongated ablating surface of each probe are configured to ablate a portion of the heart. A sealing device affixed to the heart tissue forms a hemostatic seal between the probe and the penetration in the heart to inhibit blood loss therethrough.