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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
May. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R. Grabek, Long Lake, MN (US);
Carl M. Beaurline, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Cecil C. Schmidt, Edina, MN (US);
Lawrence A. Lundeen, Blaine, MN (US);
Patricia J. Rieger, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Comedicus Incorporated, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 ;
Abstract
Methods and devices for diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions through the pericardial space are disclosed which are particularly suited for performing minimally invasive procedures from the surface of the heart including electrophysiology mapping and ablation, drug delivery, restenosis prevention, stent placement, etc. Some embodiments of a device disclosed herein can also be used advantageously to perform a medical procedure in a selected lumen of a patient's body.
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