ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,173, issued on June 23, was assigned to AtriCure Inc. (Mason, Ohio).
"High-voltage pulse ablation systems and methods" was invented by David K. Swanson (Campbell, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue treatment system configured to ablate a tissue, the system comprising: (a) a clamp assembly comprising a first jaw mechanism and a second jaw mechanism configured to receive and compress a tissue therebetween; (b) a first electrode disposed on the first jaw mechanism and configured to contact the tissue; and (c) a second electrode disposed on the second jaw mechanism and configured to contact the tissue, where the first electro...