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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2008
Srijoy Mahapatra, Charlottesville, VA (US);
George T. Gillies, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Srijoy Mahapatra, Charlottesville, VA (US);
George T. Gillies, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
An aspect of various embodiments of the present invention system and method provide, but not limited thereto, a novel means for epicardial ablation using a double-curve steerable sheath and a double-curve deflectable open irrigated-tip/suction catheter that can be guided around the apex of the heart and adjusted so as to position the distal tip optimally. The catheter can also both deliver fluid to and withdraw fluid from the pericardial space. Access to the epicardial surface of the heart is via a subxiphoid entry. The method and means presented include, but are not limited to, steering, energy delivery, bipolar mapping, placement and use of electrodes, irrigation, suction of irrigation fluid, and other details of the subject invention.