Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
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Application No.: US17852635Application Date: 2022-06-29
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Publication No.: US20220338712A1Publication Date: 2022-10-27
- Inventor: Vahid SAADAT , Ruey-Feng PEH , Edmund TAM , Christopher A. ROTHE
- Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Main IPC: A61B1/005
- IPC: A61B1/005 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/015 ; A61B1/018 ; A61B1/04 ; A61B5/02 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
A manipulation assembly comprises: a delivery catheter having a lumen extending therethrough; and a deployment catheter positioned within the lumen of the delivery catheter. The delivery catheter is manipulatable within multiple planes. The deployment catheter is independently manipulatable with respect to the delivery catheter and includes a first lumen and a second lumen. The assembly further comprises an elongate, flexible visualization element positioned within the first lumen of the deployment catheter and extendable distally beyond the delivery catheter. The visualization element is articulatable with respect to the delivery catheter. The assembly further comprises an ablation probe positioned within the second lumen of the deployment catheter and comprises an illumination tool routed through the deployment catheter. The ablation probe is extendable distally beyond the deployment catheter and is positionable off-axis with respect to a longitudinal axis of the delivery catheter. The illumination tool is manipulatable with respect to the delivery catheter.
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