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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2007
Gary S. Falwell, Moultonborough, NH (US);
Steven J. Burns, Haverhill, MA (US);
Charles A. Gibson, Malden, MA (US);
David Macadam, Millbury, MA (US);
Nickolas G. Davis, Bradford, MA (US);
Gary S. Falwell, Moultonborough, NH (US);
Steven J. Burns, Haverhill, MA (US);
Charles A. Gibson, Malden, MA (US);
David MacAdam, Millbury, MA (US);
Nickolas G. Davis, Bradford, MA (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention encompasses apparatus and methods for mapping electrical activity within the heart. The present invention also encompasses methods and apparatus for creating lesions in the heart tissue (ablating) to create a region of necrotic tissue which serves to disable the propagation of errant electrical impulses caused by an arrhythmia.