ATE514389T1 - Ablationskatheter - Google Patents

Ablationskatheter

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ATE514389T1
ATE514389T1 AT03777928T AT03777928T ATE514389T1 AT E514389 T1 ATE514389 T1 AT E514389T1 AT 03777928 T AT03777928 T AT 03777928T AT 03777928 T AT03777928 T AT 03777928T AT E514389 T1 ATE514389 T1 AT E514389T1
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ablation
catheters
ablation catheter
treatment
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Hakan Oral
Fred Morady
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Univ Michigan
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1492—Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00053—Mechanical features of the instrument of device
    • A61B2018/00214—Expandable means emitting energy, e.g. by elements carried thereon
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B2018/1405—Electrodes having a specific shape
    • A61B2018/1435—Spiral

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
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AT03777928T 2002-10-25 2003-10-24 Ablationskatheter ATE514389T1 (de)

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US10/280,653 US20040082947A1 (en) 2002-10-25 2002-10-25 Ablation catheters
PCT/US2003/034091 WO2004037072A2 (en) 2002-10-25 2003-10-24 Ablation catheters

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EP (1) EP1572019B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4473131B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE514389T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2003286717B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2512216C (de)
WO (1) WO2004037072A2 (de)

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