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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2020
Applicant:
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Inventors:
Anthony Hong, Irvine, CA (US);
Lee Ming Boo, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00202 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00357 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00375 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00666 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for ablating a patient, consisting of ascertaining a CHADS-VASc score for the patient and inserting a probe into the patient, so as to contact a pulmonary vein of the patient. The method further includes applying energy via the probe so as to ablate the pulmonary vein until pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is achieved. When PVI is achieved and the CHADS-VASc score is less than a preset value, ablation of the pulmonary vein is ceased. When PVI is achieved and the CHADS-VASc score is greater than or equal to the preset value, energy is applied to perform a further ablation.