Patent ID: 8160693

Claim:
An irrigation ablation probe comprising: a probe body having proximal and distal ends and being generally rigid to resist bending during use, wherein the distal end of the probe body is fixedly bent at an angle a ranging from about 60 to about 140°, the probe body comprising: a tubing having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending therethrough, an elongated tip electrode mounted at the distal end of the tubing, the tip electrode having an exposed sidewall along which is positioned at least one irrigation opening through which fluid can pass, wherein the tip electrode is configured to ablate tissue along the exposed sidewall to form a lesion, and an infusion tube having proximal and distal ends, the infusion tube extending through one of the at least one lumens of the tubing, wherein the distal end of the infusion tube is in fluid communication with the at least one irrigation opening in the tip electrode; and a handle mounted to the proximal end of the probe body.