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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Gareth Davies, Toronto, CA;
Amanda Hartley, Caledon, CA;
Naheed Visram, Epsom, GB;
Krishan Shah, Mississauga, CA;
Frank Baylls, Beaconsfield, CA;
Gareth Davies, Toronto, CA;
Amanda Hartley, Caledon, CA;
Naheed Visram, Epsom, GB;
Krishan Shah, Mississauga, CA;
Frank Baylls, Beaconsfield, CA;
BAYLIS MEDICAL COMPANY INC., Montreal, CA;
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for the perforation of heart tissue of a patient when an inferior approach to the heart is contraindicated are disclosed. The method includes using a superior approach to introduce the apparatus, positioning the apparatus at a tissue location and delivering a controlled amount of non-mechanical energy to the tissue to create a perforation. For example, a method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy may include: introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient's heart via the patient's superior vena cava; positioning the energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated; and perforating the material by delivering energy via the energy delivery device; wherein the energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy.