AU2003304495A1 - Device and method for ablation of cardiac tissue - Google Patents

Device and method for ablation of cardiac tissue

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Publication number
AU2003304495A1
AU2003304495A1 AU2003304495A AU2003304495A AU2003304495A1 AU 2003304495 A1 AU2003304495 A1 AU 2003304495A1 AU 2003304495 A AU2003304495 A AU 2003304495A AU 2003304495 A AU2003304495 A AU 2003304495A AU 2003304495 A1 AU2003304495 A1 AU 2003304495A1
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Prior art keywords
ablation
cardiac tissue
cardiac
tissue
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Abandoned
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AU2003304495A
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English (en)
Inventor
David E. Francischelli
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Medtronic Inc
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Medtronic Inc
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Publication of AU2003304495A1 publication Critical patent/AU2003304495A1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1477—Needle-like probes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00773—Sensed parameters
    • A61B2018/00791—Temperature
    • A61B2018/00809—Temperature measured thermochromatically
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B2018/1472—Probes or electrodes therefor for use with liquid electrolyte, e.g. virtual electrodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39—Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3937—Visible markers
    • A61B2090/395—Visible markers with marking agent for marking skin or other tissue

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
AU2003304495A 2003-02-03 2003-05-15 Device and method for ablation of cardiac tissue Abandoned AU2003304495A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US38121703P 2003-02-03 2003-02-03
US60/381,217 2003-02-03
US10/381,217 2003-03-03
PCT/US2003/015549 WO2005034782A2 (fr) 2003-02-03 2003-05-15 Dispositif et procede pour ablation de tissus cardiaques

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU2003304495A1 true AU2003304495A1 (en) 2005-04-27

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AU2003304495A Abandoned AU2003304495A1 (en) 2003-02-03 2003-05-15 Device and method for ablation of cardiac tissue

Country Status (2)

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AU (1) AU2003304495A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2005034782A2 (fr)

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WO2005034782A2 (fr) 2005-04-21

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase