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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. 29, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthias Vaska, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel D. Merrick, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Ajit S. Shah, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Casper deClerq, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Epicor, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
Abstract
The invention provides apparatus and methods for mapping conduction pathways and creating transmural lesions in the heart wall for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The apparatus may include at least one epicardial ablation probe having a plurality of electrodes for creating a transmural lesion. The apparatus and method facilitate the formation of a transmural lesion which electrically isolates the pulmonary veins from the surrounding myocardium without cutting or penetrating the pericardial reflections.
Published as:
WO0016850A1; AU6154199A; WO0016850A9; US6237605B1; EP1123130A1; EP1123130A4; EP1123130B1; DE69942614D1;