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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Douglas C. Harrington, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel P. Rogy, San Jose, CA (US);
Victor E. Viray, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas C. Harrington, San Jose, CA (US);
Daniel P. Rogy, San Jose, CA (US);
Victor E. Viray, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61D 1/06 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A delivery catheter with a plug ejection mechanism with a fluid filled actuator incorporated in the catheter's handle is disclosed. After delivery of RF energy, the clinician deploys the plug within the region of the lesion by activating the plug ejection mechanism.