This is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/889,798, filed Jul. 8, 1997, in the names of Michael R. Ross, Michael D. Lesh, Jonathon J. Langberg, and James C. Peacock, III, and entitled “Circumferential Ablation Device Assembly,” now U.S. Pat. No. 6,024,740, issued Feb. 15, 2000, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/853,861, filed May 9, 1997, in the name of Michael D. Lesh, and entitled “Tissue Ablation Device and Method of Use”, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,971,983, issued Oct. 26, 1999.
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