Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for a cardiological therapy

US6053868A · kind A · utility

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7References

17Claims

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Assignee

Sulzer Osypka GmbH · DE

Inventors

Wolfgang Geistert · Rheinfelden (Baden), DE
Achim Kitschmann · Basel, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 15, 1998
Grant date	Apr 25, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/378
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The apparatus for a cardiological therapy, in particular an ablation apparatus, comprises an ultrasonic transducer and an applicator which is arranged at the transducer and provided for an endocardial energy output. An echocardiographic thickness measurement of the myocardium can be performed by means of the transducer. Control means are provided by means of which the energy output is metered with the applicator and can be performed in a manner matched to the measured thickness.

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