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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2005
Gareth Davies, Toronto, CA;
Amanda April Hartley, Brampton, CA;
Naheed Visram, Wimbledon, GB;
Krishan Shah, Mississauga, CA;
Frank Baylis, Beaconsfield, CA;
Gareth Davies, Toronto, CA;
Amanda April Hartley, Brampton, CA;
Naheed Visram, Wimbledon, GB;
Krishan Shah, Mississauga, CA;
Frank Baylis, Beaconsfield, CA;
Baylis Medical Company Inc, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy comprising the steps of: introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient's heart via the patient's superior vena cava; positioning the energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated; and perforating the material by delivering energy via the energy delivery device; wherein the energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy.