Device and method for the creation of a circumferential cryogenic lesion in a pulmonary vein
US6755822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/0262
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for ablating tissue includes a sheath system with an occlusion structure. In certain embodiments, arrhythmias originating in pulmonary veins are treated cryogenically.
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