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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Birinder Robert Boveja, Greenfield, WI (US);
Peter D. Chapman, West Bend, WI (US);
Angely Widhany, Greenfield, WI (US);
Birinder Robert Boveja, Greenfield, WI (US);
Peter D. Chapman, West Bend, WI (US);
Angely Widhany, Greenfield, WI (US);
ABL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Greenfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for increasing safety of cardiac ablation procedures comprises a computer based system that monitors the esophageal temperature. During atrial fibrillation ablations, based on a pre-determined increase in esophageal temperature, the computer based system activates different levels of alarm(s), and/or initiates ablation energy interrupt based on pre-defined programmed values. In one embodiment, an esophageal cooling means is incorporated for cooling the esophagus during the procedure. If the temperature starts to increase a cooling means can be initiated and/or an ablation interrupt means is activated based on pre-determined events.