EP2152182A4 - Multi-electrode apparatus for tissue welding and ablation - Google Patents

Multi-electrode apparatus for tissue welding and ablation

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EP2152182A4
EP2152182A4 EP08756695A EP08756695A EP2152182A4 EP 2152182 A4 EP2152182 A4 EP 2152182A4 EP 08756695 A EP08756695 A EP 08756695A EP 08756695 A EP08756695 A EP 08756695A EP 2152182 A4 EP2152182 A4 EP 2152182A4
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Prior art keywords
ablation
electrode apparatus
tissue welding
tissue
welding
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2152182A1 (en
Inventor
Miriam H Taimisto
Uday N Kumar
Venkata Vegesna
Dominique J Filloux
Kenneth N Horne
John F Maroney
Raj Subramaniam
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Terumo Corp
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Terumo Corp
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Priority claimed from US11/757,875 external-priority patent/US20080140070A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/757,840 external-priority patent/US20080140074A1/en
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Publication of EP2152182A1 publication Critical patent/EP2152182A1/en
Publication of EP2152182A4 publication Critical patent/EP2152182A4/en
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    • 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
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    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/1815—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using microwaves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/0057—Implements for plugging an opening in the wall of a hollow or tubular organ, e.g. for sealing a vessel puncture or closing a cardiac septal defect
    • A61B2017/00575—Implements for plugging an opening in the wall of a hollow or tubular organ, e.g. for sealing a vessel puncture or closing a cardiac septal defect for closure at remote site, e.g. closing atrial septum defects
    • 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
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    • 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
    • A61B2018/00315—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00345—Vascular system
    • A61B2018/00351—Heart
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00898—Alarms or notifications created in response to an abnormal condition
    • 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
    • A61B2018/1495—Electrodes being detachable from a support structure

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
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  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
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EP08756695A 2007-06-04 2008-06-04 Multi-electrode apparatus for tissue welding and ablation Withdrawn EP2152182A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/757,875 US20080140070A1 (en) 2006-12-07 2007-06-04 Multi-electrode apparatus for tissue welding and ablation
US11/757,840 US20080140074A1 (en) 2006-12-07 2007-06-04 Multi-electrode apparatus for tissue welding and ablation
PCT/US2008/065781 WO2008151237A1 (en) 2007-06-04 2008-06-04 Multi-electrode apparatus for tissue welding and ablation

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EP2152182A1 EP2152182A1 (en) 2010-02-17
EP2152182A4 true EP2152182A4 (en) 2011-06-22

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