Patent · US Expired

Balloon anchor wire

US7881807B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 29, 2003
Grant dateFeb 1, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 29, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L2201/12
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an anchor device comprising an elongated tubular body having an expandable member disposed on its distal end portion. The invention also relates to a system adapted to position and anchor the distal end of an ablation device at a location where a pulmonary vein extends from the atrium.

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