×

Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection

  • US 20040267250A1
  • Filed: 07/15/2004
  • Published: 12/30/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1998
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A device to treat tissue while preventing tissue damage to adjacent tissue, comprising:

  • an ablation catheter;

    an introducer sheath for the ablation catheter, the introducer sheath at least partially contacting tissue to be protected;

    a heater disposed adjacent or within the introducer sheath, the heater thermally coupled to the tissue; and

    a control unit for the heater.

View all claims
  • 8 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×