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Patent US5718241 - Apparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias with no discrete target - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmias with no discrete focus. More particularly, one or more catheters are used to collect local information concerning a patient's heart, the information is analyzed to determine where lines or points of ablation should be made, and then the lines or...http://www.google.com/patents/US5718241?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5718241 - Apparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias with no discrete targetAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5718241 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/476,200Publication dateFeb 17, 1998Filing dateJun 7, 1995Priority dateJun 7, 1995Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2224152A1, CA2224152C, CN1155333C, CN1187113A, DE69631801D1, EP0955880A1, EP0955880A4, EP0955880B1, WO1996039929A1Publication number08476200, 476200, US 5718241 A, US 5718241A, US-A-5718241, US5718241 A, US5718241AInventorsShlomo Ben-Haim, Susan J. ZachmanOriginal AssigneeBiosense, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (49), Non-Patent Citations (73), Referenced by (109), Classifications (28), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and method for treating cardiac arrhythmias with no discrete targetUS 5718241 AAbstract A method and apparatus for treating cardiac arrhythmias with no discrete focus. More particularly, one or more catheters are used to collect local information concerning a patient's heart, the information is analyzed to determine where lines or points of ablation should be made, and then the lines or points of ablation are made.
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