Abstract:
Systems and associated methods position arrays of multiple emitters of ablating energy (30) in straight or curvilinear positions in contact with tissue to form elongated lesion patterns (200)-(206). The elongated lesion patterns can be continuous (200, 204) or interrupted (202, 206), depending upon the orientation of the energy emitters.
Abstract:
Systems and associated methods form larger and deeper lesion patterns by shaping a support body with multiple electrodes (30) in ways that increase the density of the electrodes (30) per given tissue area. The support body (12) can carry either elongated, continuous electrodes (80) or arrays of non-contiguous, segmented electrodes (30).