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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Michail Pankratov, Waltham, MA (US);
Federico Benetti, Rosario, AR;
Judie Vivian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michail Pankratov, Waltham, MA (US);
Federico Benetti, Rosario, AR;
Judie Vivian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cyberheart, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B019/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein.