Method and apparatus for altering conduction properties in the heart and in adjacent vessels
US7727229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and apparatus for treating conductive irregularities in the heart, particularly atrial fibrillation and accessory path arrythmias. An ablative catheter is positioned relative to an inter-atrial electrical pathway, or a vicinity of accessory paths such as the coronary sinus or fossa ovalis, and actuated to form a lesion that partially or completely blocks electrical conduction in at least one direction along the pathway.
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