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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Youssef Biadillah, Lausanne, CH;
Amanda Hartley, Caledon, CA (US);
Gareth Davies, Toronto, CA;
Naheed Visram, Epsom, GB;
Taras Juzkiw, Mississauga, CA;
Youssef Biadillah, Lausanne, CH;
Amanda Hartley, Caledon, CA (US);
Gareth Davies, Toronto, CA;
Naheed Visram, Epsom, GB;
Taras Juzkiw, Mississauga, CA;
Baylis Medical Company Inc., Montreal, CA;
Abstract
A method for creating a channel through a foreign material located in a body of a patient, the foreign material defining a material first surface and a substantially opposed material second surface, the channel extending through the foreign material between the material first and second surfaces, the method using an apparatus including an electrode, the method comprising: positioning the electrode substantially adjacent to the material first surface; energizing the electrode with a radiofrequency current; and using the electrode energized with the radiofrequency current to deliver energy into the foreign material to create the channel, wherein the foreign material is included in a stent graft.