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Triple array defibrillation catheter and method of using the same

  • US 6,385,489 B1
  • Filed: 09/17/1999
  • Issued: 05/07/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for facilitating intracardiac atrial defibrillation in a patient comprising the steps of:

  • providing a unitary elongated flexible member with a proximal end and a distal end and first, second, and third spaced apart electrode arrays secured around the periphery of said flexible member wherein said electrode arrays are arranged in a predetermined pattern;

    positioning said elongated flexible member within the patient'"'"'s heart;

    positioning said first electrode array within the superior vena cava, positioning said second electrode array within the right atrium, and positioning said third electrode array within the coronary sinus; and

    applying electric shocks through said elongated flexible member in order to defibrillate the patient'"'"'s heart.

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