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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Mark E. Girard, Medway, MA (US);
Tom Casey, Grafton, MA (US);
Kimbolt Young, Newtonville, MA (US);
Nathan Murphy, South Boston, MA (US);
Robert F. Rioux, Ashland, MA (US);
Mark E. Girard, Medway, MA (US);
Tom Casey, Grafton, MA (US);
Kimbolt Young, Newtonville, MA (US);
Nathan Murphy, South Boston, MA (US);
Robert F. Rioux, Ashland, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, at least a portion of the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, wherein a first portion of the loop structure comprises a first electrode, and a second portion of the loop structure comprises a second electrode. A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, and a support structure coupled to a portion of the elongate structure and having a surface for contacting tissue.