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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Benjamin Pless, Atherton, CA (US);
David A. Gallup, Hayward, CA (US);
Jack E. Ulstad, Jr., Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Roxanne L. Richman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Matthias Vaska, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Benjamin Pless, Atherton, CA (US);
David A. Gallup, Hayward, CA (US);
Jack E. Ulstad, Jr., Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Roxanne L. Richman, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Epicor Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides apparatus and methods for mapping conduction pathways and creating 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 lesion. The apparatus and method facilitate the formation of a lesion which electrically isolates the pulmonary veins from the surrounding myocardium.