Ablation device for treating atherosclerotic tissues
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Mar 14, 2000
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Sep 24, 1998
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Sep 24, 1998
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An ablation device for treating atherosclerotic tissues of a patient, the ablation device comprising a catheter shaft and an inner catheter, the inner catheter having a deployable electrode means, wherein the deployable electrode means comprises a plurality of preshaped expandable metallic basket members at the distal end of the inner catheter adapted to contact the atherosclerotic tissues and to apply RF current to the tissues for therapeutic purposes. Alternately, a plurality of expandable metallic basket members are wrapped onto and around a balloon of an ablation device system.
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