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- Patent Title: System and method for preventing collateral damage with interventional medical procedures
- Patent Title (中): 用介入医疗程序预防附带损伤的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12335980Application Date: 2008-12-16
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Publication No.: US09320570B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Eric S. Olson
- Applicant: Eric S. Olson
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Dykema Gossett PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B19/00
- IPC: A61B19/00 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A system for performing an interventional medical procedure is disclosed. The system includes a treatment device having a treatment portion, a localization system, and a means for defining a boundary about the treatment portion relative to location data point. The system may further be configured to provide a response when a portion of the treatment device enter or leaves a defined boundary, region, or range. Methods for performing interventional medical procedures that, among other things, reduce or prevent collateral damage to non-target regions are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090171338A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING COLLATERAL DAMAGE WITH INTERVENTIONAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES Public/Granted day:2009-07-02
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