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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve A Daniel, Fremont, CA (US);
Richard L Mueller, Byron, CA (US);
Robert D Dowling, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Eclipse Surgical Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 15 ; 606-7 ; 606 28 ; 606 41 ; 606167 ;
Abstract
A TMR energy delivery device is introduced through a first minimally invasive penetration of a patient's chest. Sufficient energy if delivered from the wave guide to the wall of the heart to form a channel through at least a portion of the wall. The device includes a visualization device or camera with a rigid portion and a distal end portion that is flexible, a cup member coupled to a distal end of the flexible distal portion, and a vacuum source coupled to the cup member for providing mechanical stability against the heart wall.