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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
James B. Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Mark T. Stewart, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);
James R. Keough, Maplewood, MN (US);
James R. Skarda, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Hotaik Lee, State College, PA (US);
Nadine B. Smith, Pine Grove Mills, PA (US);
James B. Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Mark T. Stewart, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);
James R. Keough, Maplewood, MN (US);
James R. Skarda, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Hotaik Lee, State College, PA (US);
Nadine B. Smith, Pine Grove Mills, PA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A device and method for ablating tissue is disclosed comprising the steps of acquiring an anatomical image of a patient, correlating the image to the patient, guiding an ablating member within the patient while tracking the position of the ablating member in the patient, positioning the ablating member in a desired position to ablate tissue, emitting ablating energy from the ablating member to form an ablated tissue area and removing the ablating member from the patient.