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Cardiac ablation system and method for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and transmyocardial revascularization

  • US 7,041,095 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2003
  • Issued: 05/09/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating cardiac arrhythmia using epicardial ablation comprising the steps of:

  • providing a gripper device having a plurality of arms, each arm having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein at least one of said arms is moveable relative to the other arm, the gripper device also having an ablator disposed on said inner surface of at least one of said moveable arms;

    gripping an epicardial surface around an external surface of a circumference of the heart with the gripper device to encircle a portion of the heart on the epicardial surface; and

    applying said ablator to said epicardial surface such that cardiac conductive tissue is ablated to create a lesion which encircles the heart around the circumference of the heart.

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