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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:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan K. Schaer, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael D. Lesh, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Atrionix, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/500 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system adapted to position an ablation catheter at a location where a pulmonary vein extends from an atrium. The system includes a deflection device and a sheath and optionally uses a guidewire. An ablation catheter is disclosed for use with the positioning system, wherein the deflection device and the sheath cooperate so as to facilitate positioning of the catheter at the location.