Patent ID: 8285393
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A heating element for heating an infarct scar within heart tissue comprising: a plurality of electrodes for creating a heat zone within heart tissue, the infarct scar including collagen, wherein the temperature of the heart tissue heated by said electrodes is from about 60 degrees C. to about 99 degrees C. and wherein said heat zone penetrates at least 1 mm into said scar and laterally extends a distance of at least 5 mm across said scar to optimally reduce the size of said scar, the electrodes having a length L, a width W and being separated by a space S wherein the space S is greater than 0.3 times the length L and less than the length L, the width W of the electrodes is greater than 0.2 times the space S and equal or less than the length L.