Title:
医療装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4668182
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A medical device has a structure deployable from its distal end to cool a target tissue region inside the body, such as tissue within a chamber of the heart. Also, a method of cooling a target tissue region inside a body includes introducing a distal portion of a catheter having a deployable structure at a distal end into the body. The method also includes positioning the distal catheter portion near a target tissue region, deploying the deployable structure, and placing the deployed structure in contact with the target tissue region to cool the target tissue region.
Inventors:
Harrison, Kent
Application Number:
JP2006517543A
Publication Date:
April 13, 2011
Filing Date:
June 23, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Limited
International Classes:
A61F7/00; A61F7/12; A61M25/00; A61B17/00; A61F7/10
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002537909A | ||||
| JP63260573A | ||||
| JP2002525155A |
Foreign References:
| WO2001060441A1 | ||||
| US20020111616 | ||||
| US20020026182 | ||||
| WO2001012102A1 | ||||
| US5957963 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sadao Kumakura
Disciple Maru Ken
Ino Sato
Mitsuru Matsushita
Ichiro Kurasawa
Disciple Maru Ken
Ino Sato
Mitsuru Matsushita
Ichiro Kurasawa