Patent ID: 7347856

Claim:
A medical device for ablating tissue comprising: a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein at least one of the first jaw and the second jaw includes a cryogenic ablation element defining a cryogenic fluid flow path therethrough, and wherein the cryogenic ablation element is a wand-type element removable from the jaw, and wherein the ablation element is operable in a clamp mode with the first and second jaws, and wherein the ablation element is operable in a wand mode independently of the first and second jaws; a shaft assembly including a first shaft operably coupled to the first jaw and a second shaft operably coupled the second jaw, the first and second shafts having a malleability such that the shafts retain a first shape until manipulated to a second shape; and a jaw actuation assembly operably coupled to the first jaw and the second jaw to move the first jaw and the second jaw selectively from a first position proximate each other to a second open position.