CARDIAL ABLATION SYSTEMS USING TEMPERATURE MONITORING

摘要

A cardial ablation system (10) and method employs an ablation electrode (16) having an energy emitting body (92). A temperature sensing element (94) senses the temperature of the tissue being ablated by the electrode (16). The system (10) monitors tissue temperature using the temperature sensing element (94). A control element (12) controls the therapeutic characteristics of the ablated lesion based upon sensed tissue temperature conditions.