Instrument for interrupting conduction paths within the heart
US6502575B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00392
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A description is given of a probe for making strip-shaped transmural lesions in one or more walls of the atria of the heart in open-heart surgery. The stripe-shaped lesion blocks electrical impulses in a direction crosswise to the lesion. The probe has a handle (1), a closed end (2) and a relatively rigid shaft (5), and means (6, 7) for coupling the probe to an RF power source.
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