System for non-invasive heart treatment
US8696658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/1064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of a trial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the a trial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein.
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