ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,654, issued on May 27, was assigned to AtriCure Inc. (Mason, Ohio).
"RF ablation device" was invented by Ram Kumar (Corcoran, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for therapeutically treating tissue. The devices and methods are suitable for minimally invasive surgery or open surgical procedures. More particularly, methods and devices described herein permit accessing and/or treating areas of tissue with a therapeutic device having a hood member with a plurality of channels located therein for applying a vacuum and cooling the areas of tissue as energy is delivered through electrodes located adjacent to o...