Sub-xyphoid method for ablating cardiac tissue
US7487780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/145
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of the hollow organ is clamped therebetween. Bipolar RF energy is then applied between the two electrodes, or the probes are cryogenically cooled, thus ablating the tissue therebetween. The method provides for ablating cardiac tissue of a patient utilizing a sub-xyphoid approach and identifying cardiac tissue prior to ablation.
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