Method for interrupting conduction paths within the heart
US7128740B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00392
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for making transmural lesions in one or more walls of the atria of the heart in open-heart surgery. The lesion blocks electrical impulses in a direction crosswise to the lesion. The method uses a probe having a handle (1), a closed electrode (2) at an end of the probe, a relatively rigid member (5) of physiologically acceptable plastic connecting the probe and the electrode, and means (6, 7) for coupling the probe to an RF power source.
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