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Patent US7645276 - System for non-invasive heart treatment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial...http://www.google.com/patents/US7645276?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7645276 - System for non-invasive heart treatmentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7645276 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/080,318Publication dateJan 12, 2010Filing dateMar 14, 2005Priority dateJan 8, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS6889695, US8696658, US20040131150, US20050161051, US20100160775, WO2004062479A2, WO2004062479A3Publication number080318, 11080318, US 7645276 B2, US 7645276B2, US-B2-7645276, US7645276 B2, US7645276B2InventorsMichail Pankratov, Federico Benetti, Judie VivianOriginal AssigneeCyberheart, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (18), Non-Patent Citations (14), Referenced by (5), Classifications (12), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem for non-invasive heart treatmentUS 7645276 B2Abstract The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein.
a robotic system, wherein the robotic system comprises a computer processor having means for directing the particle beam radiation or x-ray radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions in the heart during use, the means for directing comprising means for treating the atrial fibrillation, the robotic system coupled to the source.
2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an imaging system for imaging a first pulmonary vein coupled to the processor, wherein the means for directing the radiation of the processor is configured for targeting the radiation from outside the patient so as to induce isolation of the first pulmonary vein.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the robotic system further comprises a robotic arm movably supporting the source and the processor coupled to the robotic arm, the processor configured to effect delivery of the radiation as a series of radiation beams extending toward the heart and movement of the robotic arm between beams so that the beams are directed toward the heart from different angles.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the processor generates a plan for the series of radiation beams, the plan comprising a number of the radiation beams, intensities of the radiation beams, and directions of the radiation beams.
20. The system of claim 1, wherein the means for directing particle beam radiation or x-ray radiation comprises means for inducing a pattern of atrial fibrillation-inhibiting elongate lesions of conduction blockage in the heart tissue, the elongate lesions corresponding to the target regions.
21. A system for treatment of arrhythmia in a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
a computer processor coupled to the robotic arm and the source, the computer processor having means for targeting one or more regions of the heart with the radiation during use, the means for targeting comprising means for registering the source outside the patient with the one or more regions, and means for transmitting a radiation beam toward the registered one or more region; and
wherein the means for targeting is configured to repeatedly reposition the robotic arm so as to orient another radiation beam toward the one or more regions from another angle, dynamically register the source with the one or more regions in response to the imaging system, and transmit the other radiation beam toward the dynamically registered one or more region, and wherein the means for targeting comprises means for treating the arrhythmia.
22. A system for treatment of arrhythmia in a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
a robotic system, wherein the robotic system comprises a computer processor having means for directing the particle beam radiation or x-ray radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions in the heart during use, the means for directing comprising means for treating arrhythmia, the robotic system coupled to the source.
23. The system of claim 21, wherein the means for directing comprises software configured to direct a sufficient dose of the particle beam radiation or x-ray radiation toward the one or more target regions of the heart so as to induce formation of a conduction inhibiting lesion in the heart.
24. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion induces pulmonary vein isolation.
25. The system of claim 24, wherein the software is configured so that a plurality of lesions induce isolation of a plurality of pulmonary veins.
26. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion isolates a left atrial appendage of the heart.
27. The system of claim 26, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion comprises a tri-ring lesion pattern.
28. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion targets a foci of the heart.
29. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion is disposed along a cavotricuspid annulus of the heart.
30. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion inhibits recirculating electrical signals within the heart.
31. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so as to induce a plurality of linear lesions.
32. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion inhibits an ectopic electrical pathway of the heart.
33. The system of claim 23, wherein the software is configured so that the lesion interrupts an ectopic re-entry pathway of the atria of the heart.
34. The system of claim 21, the arrhythmia comprising atrial flutter, wherein the robotic system is configured to inhibit the atrial flutter.
35. The system of claim 21, further comprising a first imaging system coupled to the robotic system so as to effect dynamic registration of the radiation with the one or more target regions of the heart during treatment, and a second imaging system coupled to the robotic system so as to identify the one or more target regions of the heart before treatment.
36. The system of claim 35, wherein the first imaging system comprises a fluoroscopic imaging system, and wherein the second imaging system comprises an MRI or CT imaging system.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation patent application which claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/651,764 filed on Aug. 29, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,889,695, which claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/438,876 filed on Jan. 8, 2003, and of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/445,716 filed on Feb. 7, 2003, the full disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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