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Title:
心臓内部領域における生体組織のマッピング及び焼灼のためのシステム及び方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4377225
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A catheter for sensing electrical events about a selected annulus region of the heart and for treating tissue in the selected annulus region has a handle assembly, and a shaft having a proximal end coupled to the handle assembly. The catheter also has a mapping element provided adjacent its distal end, and an ablation element positioned spaced apart along the shaft from the mapping element. The mapping element is first positioned at the desired treatment location in the selected annulus region and the desired treatment location is mapped. The ablation element is then positioned at the desired treatment location by moving the mapping element away from the desired treatment location, and the desired treatment location is ablated.

Inventors:
Chen, Peter See
De La Rama, Alan
Grouper, Cary
Application Number:
JP2003533752A
Publication Date:
December 02, 2009
Filing Date:
October 04, 2002
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Assignee:
Irvine Biomedical Inc.
International Classes:
A61B18/00; A61B5/296; A61B18/04; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61N7/02; A61B17/00; A61B17/22
Domestic Patent References:
JP10507373A
Foreign References:
WO2001017451A1
WO2000051683A1
WO1995013111A1
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuzo Yamazaki
Toshio Iwahashi
Naoto Sugiyama
Shirogane Expo
Takako Hoshi
Toshiaki Akamatsu
Kazuki Shigemori