System for non-invasive heart treatment
US7645276B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/1064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein.
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