Patent ID: 6855144

Claim:
A tissue ablation device for creating long linear lesions in the tissue of a body space wall which defines at least in part a body space in an animal, comprising: an elongate body having proximal and distal end portions; an ablation element on the distal end portion and having first and second ends, said ablation element being adapted to ablate tissue when coupled to an ablation actuator; a first anchor adjacent the first end which is adapted to secure the first end at a predetermined first location along the body space wall; and a second anchor adjacent the second end which is adapted to secure the second end at a predetermined second location along the body space wall, whereby securing the first and second ends to the predetermined locations with the anchors, said ablation element is adapted to substantially contact a length of said tissue adjacent to the ablation element and between the first and second locations without substantially repositioning the distal end portion of the elongate body.