SURGICAL ABLATION SYSTEM WITH CHEST WALL PLATFORM

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APP PUB NO 20080009843A1
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11761563

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A surgical ablation system and method of treatment for creating lesions in tissue, including cardiac tissue for the treatment of arrhythmias and other diseases are disclosed. The ablation system includes a chest wall platform, introducer sheath, and ablation device. The system provides a stable platform for entering the heart while accommodating a beating heart. The method can include the steps of accessing a heart via a thoracic incision, deploying an ablation instrument within the heart and activating the ablation instrument to create at least one conduction-blocking lesion.

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EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATIONONE EDWARDS WAY IRVINE CA 92614

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de, la Torre Ralph Newton, MA 20 1241

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