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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Gerald Fischer, Völs, AT;
Florian Hintringer, Ampass, AT;
Inventors:
Gerald Fischer, Völs, AT;
Florian Hintringer, Ampass, AT;
Assignee:
Afreeze GmbH, Innsbruck, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00273 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00279 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00375 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00916 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ablation device comprising a positioning catheter adapted to be positionable in a heart and comprising a fixation mechanism for fixing the positioning catheter in the heart, and an ablation catheter adapted to ablate material of the heart using the ablation catheter, wherein the ablation catheter is designed to ablate tissue along an isthmus of the heart, wherein the positioning catheter and the ablation catheter are provided to be movable relative to one another.