Method and apparatus for tissue ablation
US8221415B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1472
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for ablation in which a portion of atrial tissue around the pulmonary veins of the heart is ablated by a first elongated ablation component and a second elongated ablation component movable relative to the first ablation component and having means for magnetically attracting the first and second components toward one another. The magnetic means draw the first and second components toward one another to compress the atrial tissue therebetween, along the length of the first and second components and thereby position the device for ablation of the tissue.
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