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Cardiac ablation systems and methods

US8216221B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ESTECH, Inc. · US

Inventors

Tamer Ibrahim · Danville, US
Mike J. Banchieri · Discovery Bay, US
Dwight P. Morejohn · Davis, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 21, 2008
Grant date	Jul 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1407
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Cardiac ablation systems and methods of their use and manufacture involve an ablation mechanism, a stabilizer mechanism, and a cinching mechanism that urges the ablation mechanism toward a patient tissue. Embodiments encompass methods for administering epicardial and endocardial lesions, including box lesions and connecting lesions, to patient tissue.

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