Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia
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Application No.: US10401798Application Date: 2003-03-31
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Publication No.: US07118568B2Publication Date: 2006-10-10
- Inventor: James A. Hassett , John F. Swartz , Michael C. Bednarek
- Applicant: James A. Hassett , John F. Swartz , Michael C. Bednarek
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Main IPC: A61B18/18
- IPC: A61B18/18

Abstract:
A process for preventing atrial premature contractions originating within a pulmonary vein from being conducted into the left atrium of a human heart. More specifically, an ablation lesion is formed which electrically isolates the located source of the atrial premature contraction in the pulmonary vein from connection with the left atrium and blocks passage of the atrial premature contraction originating from the located source. In one embodiment, the steps of the process include advancing a medical device into the left atrium of a human heart, introducing the advanced medical device into the pulmonary vein from the left atrium of a human heart, sensing electrical activity within the pulmonary vein using the introduced medical device, locating a source of the atrial premature contraction within the pulmonary vein using the sensed electrical activity, and forming an ablation lesion in tissue of the pulmonary vein at a location proximal from the located source of the atrial premature contraction within the pulmonary vein. Conductive media and various medical devices may be used with the process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030195505A1 Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia Public/Granted day:2003-10-16
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