Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices, systems, and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias
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Application No.: US13875502Application Date: 2013-05-02
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Publication No.: US09883908B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Jeko Metodiev Madjarov , John Michael Fedor , Jackie H. Kasell
- Applicant: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
- Current Assignee: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
- Agent John P. Zimmer
- Main IPC: A61B5/042
- IPC: A61B5/042 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B18/12 ; A61B5/0408 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/06 ; A61B18/00

Abstract:
Medical devices are described for performing mapping, ablating, and/or pacing procedures on one or more layers of the cardiac wall via an epicardial approach in a minimally invasive (e.g., orthoscopic) surgical procedure. One of the medical devices described includes a main support member and one or more secondary support members extending outwardly from the main support member having electrodes configured to receive electrical impulses. The secondary support member may include a support pad configured to be removably attached to a corresponding area of the epicardium for holding the medical device in place during a procedure, such as through application of vacuum pressure via a containment dome provided on each secondary support member. Further, an ablating electrode may be slidably disposed along the main support member for transmitting energy to a target site proximate the electrode. Associated methods are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130296852A1 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS Public/Granted day:2013-11-07
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