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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Robert Hayzelden, Canyon Lake, CA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Hayzelden, Canyon Lake, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A diversion catheter for use during ablation procedures includes a distal occlusion device such as a diversion balloon. The diversion balloon blocks blood flowing through a cardiac vein. The diversion catheter employs ports proximal and distal to the diversion balloon. The proximal and distal ports are in fluid communication so that blood flow through the cardiac vein is diverted through the distal and proximal ports and away from a cardiac surface intended for ablation.