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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2005
Ralph James Damiano, Jr., St. Louis, MO (US);
Richard Bruce Schuessler, Ballwin, MO (US);
Ralph James Damiano, Jr., St. Louis, MO (US);
Richard Bruce Schuessler, Ballwin, MO (US);
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A method for treatment of atrial fibrillation includes utilizing mathematical analysis, e.g., logistic regression, on a collection of variables selected from the group including effective refractory period, wavelength, tissue area, tissue weight, maximum tissue width, minimum tissue width, and average tissue width to design a set of lesions that would make an atria fibrillation-proof. Preferably, the most preferred variables are tissue area, effective refractory period, and conduction velocity. This is preferably an electrophysiologically-customized procedure that is preferably minimally invasive, which could include transvenous or port access, either off or on bypass to create the set of lesions that render an atria fibrillation-proof based on the mathematical analysis of selected variables. Long linear lesions are created from a variety of energy sources as well as surgical techniques. Preferably, there are fixation and marking mechanisms utilized.