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Patent No.:

US 9439706 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2014
Applicant:

Medtronic Cryocath Lp, Toronto, CA;

Inventors:

Marwan Abboud, Pierrefonds, CA;

Johnny Al Asmar, Nicosia, CA;

Chadi Harmouche, St-Laurent, CA;

Assignee:

Medtronic CryoCath LP, Toronto, Ontario, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/0537 (2013.01); A61B 5/0538 (2013.01); A61B 5/0809 (2013.01); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00026 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of treating tissue is provided, including positioning a portion of a catheter in proximity to cardiac tissue; measuring an impedance value with the catheter; determining a respiratory rate based at least in part on the measured impedance value; and thermally treating the cardiac tissue with the catheter.


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