Device for ablating body tissue
US7942871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2007/0078
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cardiac ablation system including an ablation catheter having an anchor adapted to support the ablation catheter within an atrium of a heart and an ultrasound emitter disposed radially outward from a rotation axis and from the anchor, and a control mechanism adapted to rotate the ultrasound emitter about the rotation axis and to provide ablation energy to the ultrasound emitter to ablate heart tissue.
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