WO2001070115A3 - Positioning diagnostic and rf ablating device - Google Patents

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WO2001070115A3
WO2001070115A3 PCT/EP2001/002983 EP0102983W WO0170115A3 WO 2001070115 A3 WO2001070115 A3 WO 2001070115A3 EP 0102983 W EP0102983 W EP 0102983W WO 0170115 A3 WO0170115 A3 WO 0170115A3
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Josef V Koblish
David K Swanson
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Josef V Koblish
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Priority to CA002401894A priority patent/CA2401894A1/en
Priority to AT01947215T priority patent/ATE312565T1/en
Priority to EP01947215A priority patent/EP1267738B1/en
Priority to AU2001268963A priority patent/AU2001268963A1/en
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Abstract

The device has a supporting cannula, namely a relatively short shaft (12), made of malleable, resilient material, which can be shaped in the form needed by the open surgery. A flexible catheter with ablating electrodes, namely a distal member having a flexible region (116) is introduced in the cannula and looped with its operative element (20) around the roots of the pulmonary veins, and kept there by a pull wire anchored at the tip of the operative element forming a noose.
PCT/EP2001/002983 2000-03-24 2001-03-15 Positioning diagnostic and rf ablating device WO2001070115A2 (en)

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JP2001568317A JP2003527188A (en) 2000-03-24 2001-03-15 Positioning of diagnostic equipment and RF ablation equipment
DE60115868T DE60115868T2 (en) 2000-03-24 2001-03-15 Apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body and a tip electrode for use therewith
CA002401894A CA2401894A1 (en) 2000-03-24 2001-03-15 Apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the body and tip electrode for use with same
AT01947215T ATE312565T1 (en) 2000-03-24 2001-03-15 POSITIONING DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND RF ABLATION DEVICE
EP01947215A EP1267738B1 (en) 2000-03-24 2001-03-15 Positioning diagnostic and rf ablating device
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