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Patent US7727231 - Apparatus and methods for forming lesions in tissue and applying stimulation ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus including a tissue coagulation device that creates a current path and a stimulation electrode carried within the current path....http://www.google.com/patents/US7727231?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7727231 - Apparatus and methods for forming lesions in tissue and applying stimulation energy to tissue in which lesions are formedAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7727231 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/031,629Publication dateJun 1, 2010Filing dateJan 8, 2005Priority dateJan 8, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1845879A2, US20060155272, WO2006086063A2, WO2006086063A3Publication number031629, 11031629, US 7727231 B2, US 7727231B2, US-B2-7727231, US7727231 B2, US7727231B2InventorsDavid K. SwansonOriginal AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (224), Non-Patent Citations (156), Referenced by (29), Classifications (7), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and methods for forming lesions in tissue and applying stimulation energy to tissue in which lesions are formed
US 7727231 B2Abstract
An apparatus including a tissue coagulation device that creates a current path and a stimulation electrode carried within the current path.
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