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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Baylis Medical Company Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Youssef Biadillah, Lausanne, CH;
Amanda Hartley, Caledon, CA;
Gareth Davies, Toronto, CA;
Naheed Visram, Epsom, GB;
Taras Juzkiw, Mississauga, CA;
John Paul Urbanski, Toronto, CA;
BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY INC., Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
Described herein is a method for creating a channel through a foreign material located in a septum of a heart at the site of a septal defect. The foreign material defines a material first surface and a substantially opposed material second surface, and the channel extends through the foreign material at least partially between the material first and second surfaces. The method uses an apparatus including an electrode and includes the steps of: 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.