Process for the nonsurgical mapping and treatment of atrial arrhythmia using catheters guided by shaped guiding introducers
US5575766A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B18/1492
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia by use of ablation and/or mapping procedures comprising ablating discrete ablation tracks within the left and right atrium of the heart by use of precurved left and right atrium guiding introducers. Also disclosed are shapes for the guiding introducers to be used for the ablation and/or mapping of the discrete tracks within the left and right atrium.
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