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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Morton M. Mower, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventor:
Morton M. Mower, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
MR3 Medical, LLC, North Oaks, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods to inhibit the conduction of certain spurious electrical impulses in the heart. Inhibition of spurious electrical impulses in the heart is accomplished by cooling one or more targeted portions of the heart. Optionally, inhibition of spurious electrical impulses may be accomplished by cooling of cardiac tissue in combination with pacing of the heart.