Patent ID: 8694077
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for targeting a desired target site on a body tissue that separates a first body cavity from a second body cavity of a patient, the apparatus comprising: a catheter having a longitudinally extending catheter lumen and adapted to provide access to the first body cavity; a framing member having a collapsed condition in which the framing member is adapted for insertion into the first body cavity through the catheter lumen and an expanded condition in which the framing member is adapted for placement within the first body cavity, the framing member having a framing member body; at least one target point carried by the framing member and adapted for placement adjacent the desired target site; and at least one target pathway attached to at least one target point, at least a portion of the target pathway extending through the catheter lumen, and the target pathway being substantially spaced apart from the framing member body.