Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and associated system for the interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation
- Patent Title (中): 心房颤动介入治疗方法及相关系统
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Application No.: US11214256Application Date: 2005-08-29
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Publication No.: US07918847B2Publication Date: 2011-04-05
- Inventor: Ralph James Damiano, Jr. , Richard Bruce Schuessler
- Applicant: Ralph James Damiano, Jr. , Richard Bruce Schuessler
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Washington University
- Current Assignee: Washington University
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Agency: Thompson Coburn LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05 ; A61B18/20

Abstract:
A method for treatment of atrial fibrillation includes utilizing mathematical analysis, e.g., logistic regression, on a collection of variables selected from the group including effective refractory period, wavelength, tissue area, tissue weight, maximum tissue width, minimum tissue width, and average tissue width to design a set of lesions that would make an atria fibrillation-proof. Preferably, the most preferred variables are tissue area, effective refractory period, and conduction velocity. This is preferably an electrophysiologically-customized procedure that is preferably minimally invasive, which could include transvenous or port access, either off or on bypass to create the set of lesions that render an atria fibrillation-proof based on the mathematical analysis of selected variables. Long linear lesions are created from a variety of energy sources as well as surgical techniques. Preferably, there are fixation and marking mechanisms utilized.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070049816A1 Method and associated system for the interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation Public/Granted day:2007-03-01
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