Patent ID: 9427277
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A method of treating a cardiac arrhythmia in a heart of a patient, comprising: locating a cardiac parasympathetic ganglion by applying a pacing signal to a localized region of cardiac tissue using a combined pacing and ablation probe having a pair of pacing electrodes located on a distal portion thereof and observing a relaxation response in the heart due to stimulation of the cardiac parasympathetic ganglion by the pacing signal; and applying ablation energy to the cardiac parasympathetic ganglion through an ablation electrode on the distal portion of the combined pacing and ablation probe, wherein the ablation electrode is positioned surrounding the pacing electrodes and the ablation electrode is electrically insulated from the pacing electrodes.