Patent ID: 7828795

Claim:
A surgical device for ablating tissue and pacing a heart using electrical energy, the device comprising: a) a handle; b) a head connected to the handle, wherein the head has a transverse axis and comprises a first tip portion having a distal-facing surface convexly-curved relative to the transverse axis, wherein the first tip portion comprises a first pair of convexly-curved electrodes on the surface thereof adapted to contact tissue and operable to communicate an electrical signal; c) a pair of conductors, wherein each conductor is in communication with a respective one of the pair of electrodes of the first tip portion, wherein each of the conductors is configured to selectively deliver either pacing signals or ablation energy from a power source to tissue; and d) a second tip comprising a second pair of electrodes on the surface thereof adapted to contact tissue for the delivery of pacing signals, wherein the second tip is configured to be removably secured to the head, wherein the first pair of electrodes conducts electrical signals to the second pair of electrodes when the second tip is secured to the head.