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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Sheng He Ding, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
David Macadam, Millbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sheng He Ding, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
David MacAdam, Millbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00084 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00011 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00214 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00357 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00363 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00755 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00761 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00797 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1435 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5251 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for treating conductive irregularities in the heart, particularly atrial fibrillation and accessory path arrythmias. An ablative catheter is positioned relative to an inter-atrial electrical pathway, or a vicinity of accessory paths such as the coronary sinus or fossa ovalis, and actuated to form a lesion that partially or completely blocks electrical conduction in at least one direction along the pathway. Method and apparatus for assessing lesion quality are also described.