Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia
US6235025A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1052
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia by use of ablation procedures comprising circumferential ablation of vessels, particularly pulmonary veins associated with the left atrium of the heart. Also disclosed are medical devices used for formation of the circumferential ablation lesions in vessels associated with the heart.
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