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Photoablation with infrared radiation
Assignee: Cardiofocus Inc
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Filing: 2001-08-07
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Granted: 2003-06-17
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Expires: 2021-08-07
Abstract
Abstract Infrared surgical photoablation instruments are disclosed for creating lesions in tissue, including cardiac tissue for treatment of arrhythmias and other diseases. The hand held instruments are especially useful in open chest or port access cardiac surgery for rapid and efficient creation of curvilinear lesions to serve as conduction blocks. Photoablative instruments are disclosed that emit radiation at a wavelength in a range from about 800 nm to about 1000 nm, and preferably emit at a wavelength in a range of about 915 nm to about 980 nm. Radiation at a wavelength of 915 nm or 980 nm is commonly preferred, in some applications, because of the optimal absorption of infrared radiation by cardiac tissue at these wavelengths.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward L. Sinofsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:41
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61L; A61L2/00; A61L2/02; A61L2/08; A61L2/10; A61L29/00; A61L29/08; A61L29/085; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61N5/0601; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00577; A61B2018/2255; A61B2018/2261; A61B2018/2272; A61B2018/2288
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of ablating cardiac tissue, comprising: positioning a distal portion of a photoablarion instrument in proximity to a target region of cardiac tissue, the instrument having a hollow housing and a light delivering element coupled to a source of photoablative radiation and disposed within the distal portions the distal portion being transmissive to ablative infrared radiation to permit the distribution of radiation by the light delivering clement in a pattern; activating the light delivering element to transmit infrared radiant energy at a wavelength ranging from about 800 nm to about 1000 nm through the hollow housing to expose the target region.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
102 words
A method of ablating cardiac tissue, comprising: positioning a distal portion of a photoablarion instrument in proximity to a target region of cardiac tissue, the instrument having a hollow housing and a light delivering element coupled to a source of photoablative radiation and disposed within the distal portions the distal portion being transmissive to ablative infrared radiation to permit the distribution of radiation by the light delivering clement in a pattern; activating the light delivering element to transmit infrared radiant energy at a wavelength ranging from about 800 nm to about 1000 nm through the hollow housing to expose the target region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises generating photoablative radiation at a desired wavelength ranging from about 915 nm to about 980 nm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises generating photoablative radiation at a wavelength of about 915 nm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the distal portion of the photoablation instrument is positioned epicardially.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises generating photoablative radiation at a wavelength of about 980 nm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the distal portion of the photoablation instrument is positioned endocardially.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises distributing the photoablative radiation in an elongated pattern.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the instrument is curved and the method further comprises distributing the photoablative radiation in an elongated arcuate pattern.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of the instrument has an open loop shape and the method further comprises placing the loop around at least one a pulmonary vein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the instrument is malleable and the method further comprises shaping the distal end into a curve having a radius between about 5 and 25 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises: repeating the steps of positioning and exposing until a composite lesion of a desired shape is formed.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
64 words
A method of treating cardiac arrhythmias, comprising: positioning an ablation instrument in proximity to a target cardiac treatment site, the instrument including a source of penetrating energy; and activating the instrument to transmit penetrating energy at a wavelength ranging from about 800 nm to about 1000 nm into tissue at the target site to form a lesion by uniform beating of the target tissue.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
64 words
A method of treating cardiac arrhythmias, comprising: positioning an ablation instrument in proximity to a target cardiac treatment site, the instrument including a source of penetrating energy; and activating the instrument to transmit penetrating energy at a wavelength ranging from about 800 nm to about 1000 nm into tissue at the target site to form a lesion by uniform beating of the target tissue.
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