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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Michail Pankratov, Waltham, MA (US);
Federico Benetti, Rasario, AR;
Judie Vivian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michail Pankratov, Waltham, MA (US);
Federico Benetti, Rasario, AR;
Judie Vivian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
CyberHeart, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of a trial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the a trial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein.