WO2004069072A2 - Coaxial catheter instruments for ablation with radiant energy - Google Patents

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WO2004069072A2
WO2004069072A2 PCT/US2004/003141 US2004003141W WO2004069072A2 WO 2004069072 A2 WO2004069072 A2 WO 2004069072A2 US 2004003141 W US2004003141 W US 2004003141W WO 2004069072 A2 WO2004069072 A2 WO 2004069072A2
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Jeffrey M. Arnold
Edward L. Sinofsky
Lincoln S. Baxter
Norman E. Farr
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  • the clinician can select the location of the desired lesion.
  • mechanisms are disclosed for determining whether the instrument has been properly seated within the heart, e.g., whether the device is in contact with a pulmonary vein and/or the atrial surface, in order to form a lesion by heating, cooling or projecting energy.
  • This contact-sensing feature can be implemented by an illumination source situated within the instrument and an optical detector that monitors the level of reflected light. Measurements of the reflected light (or wavelengths of the reflected light) can thus be used to determine whether contact has been achieved and whether such contact is continuous over a desired ablation path.
  • percutaneous instruments are disclosed that can achieve rapid and effective photoablation through the use of tissue-penetrating radiant energy.
  • radiant energy e.g., projected electromagnetic radiation or ultrasound
  • controlled penetrating radiant energy can be used to simultaneously deposit energy throughout the full thickness of a target tissue, such as a heart wall, even when the heart is filled with blood. Radiant energy can also produce better defined and more uniform lesions.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic illustration of a further step in performing ablative surgery according to the invention, in which the projection balloon element of the second catheter is inflated to define a projection pathway for radiant energy ablation of cardiac tissue;
  • Lumen including derivatives thereof, in the context of biological structures, is herein intended to mean any cavity or lumen within the body which is defined at least in part by a tissue wall.
  • tissue wall For example, cardiac chambers, the uterus, the regions of the gastrointestinal tract, the urinary tract, and the arterial or venous vessels are all considered illustrative examples of body spaces within the intended meaning.

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JP2006503305A JP4732330B2 (ja) 2003-02-03 2004-02-03 放射エネルギーでアブレーションするための同軸カテーテル器具
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