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WO1995005781A1 Expired / Lapsed WO ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method and apparatus for r-f ablation

Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 1994-07-25
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-07-25
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Abstract

Abstract An ablation cathetere and a method of performing cardiac ablation. The catheter is provided with a hollow, helical electrode, which is screwed into cardiac tissue at a desired ablation site and connected to a source of R-F electrical energy to ablate the tissue adjacent the electrode. Prior to ablation, a conductive fluid may be injected through the hollow needle, both to provide for cooling of the tissue adjacent the needle and to increase the conductivity of the tissue in the area of the electrode.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter M. J. Mulier
  • 👤 Michael F. Hoey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction WO
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1477; A61B18/1492; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00084; A61B2017/00092; A61B2017/00097; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00274; A61B2017/00292; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22072; A61B2017/22074; A61B2017/22077; A61B2018/00005; A61B2018/00011; A61B2018/00023; A61B2018/00029; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00059; A61B2018/00065; A61B2018/00214; A61B2018/0022; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00452; A61B2018/00476; A61B2018/00547; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00577; A61B2018/00636; A61B2018/00773; A61B2018/00791; A61B2018/00821; A61B18/1206; A61B2018/1246; A61B2018/1253; A61B2018/126; A61B2018/1405; A61B2018/1425; A61B2018/1435; A61B2018/1472; A61B90/00; A61B90/06; A61B2090/064; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3925; A61B2218/00; A61B2218/001; A61B2218/002; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0082; A61M25/0084; A61M2025/0089; A61M2230/00; A61M2230/08

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