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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Richard L. Mueller, Byron, CA (US);
U. Hiram Chee, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
James R. Kermode, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Richard L. Mueller, Byron, CA (US);
U. Hiram Chee, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
James R. Kermode, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention described herein provides for methods and devices for treating tissues, and in particular, ischemic heart tissue. Preferred devices includes tools integrating both injury and treatment effectors in a single unit. An optional third effector provides an effector for marking locations on a tissue surface that have been visited by the device. Methods are provided in which a target tissue is identified, injury sites are created at known locations, and therapeutic-substance is infused at known locations different than the injury sites.