Patent ID: 7988690
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intravascular device for treatment of a patent foramen ovale in a patient, the device comprising: a carrying cable; and a coil attaching to said carrying cable, said coil comprising an insulated distal section, an insulated proximal section, and an uninsulated middle section, wherein said insulated distal section is adapted to contact a septum primum in the left atrium, said insulated proximal section is adapted to contact a septum secundum in the right atrium, and said uninsulated middle section is adapted to contact both the septum primum and the septum secundum, said uninsulated middle section comprising a less than one full circumferential turn of the coil and an electrode connectable to an energy source, wherein the energized electrode provides heat to the patent foramen ovale.