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Resistive heating system and apparatus for improving blood flow in the heart

  • US 6,176,856 B1
  • Filed: 12/18/1998
  • Issued: 01/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A catheter system comprising:

  • an outer catheter with an outer catheter distal portion, including an elongated outer catheter body defining at least one outer catheter lumen;

    an inner catheter configured to be advanceable within an outer catheter lumen, the inner catheter, including an elongated inner catheter body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the elongated inner catheter body defining at least one inner catheter lumen;

    an introducer coupled to the distal portion of the elongated inner catheter body, the introducer including a tissue piercing distal end and defining a lumen; and

    a resistive heater element positioned within the lumen of the introducer.

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