Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic navigation systems and methods
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Application No.: US15694642Application Date: 2017-09-01
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Publication No.: US10932851B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- Inventor: Tamer Ibrahim , David K. Swanson
- Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Mason
- Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Mason
- Agency: Levine Bagade Han LLP
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B18/20 ; A61B18/06 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/02 ; A61B18/18 ; A61N7/02

Abstract:
Systems and methods for forming a lesion on an endocardial tissue of a patients heart involve placing an ablation assembly inside of the heart and adjacent to the endocardial tissue, and placing a guiding assembly outside of the heart. An ablation assembly includes an ablation element and a first attraction element, and a guiding assembly includes a second attraction element. First and second attraction elements can be attracted via magnetism. Techniques involve forming an ablation on the cardiac tissue of a patient's heart with an ablation element of the ablation assembly. Optionally, techniques may include moving the second attraction element of the guiding assembly relative to the patient's heart, so as to effect a corresponding movement of the ablation element of the ablation assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180008342A1 MAGNETIC NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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