Method of surgical perforation via the delivery of energy
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1. A method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy comprising the steps of:
- (i) introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient'"'"'s heart via said patient'"'"'s superior vena cava, said apparatus further comprising at least one pressure sensing mechanism selected from the group consisting of a pressure-transmitting lumen and a pressure transducer;
(ii) positioning said energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated;
(iii) perforating said material by delivering energy via said energy delivery device;
(iv) advancing said energy delivery device to a second location through the perforation, said second location being a left atrium of said patient'"'"'s heart; and
(v) measuring pressure at said second location;
wherein said energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy.
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Abstract
A method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy comprising the steps of: introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient'"'"'s heart via the patient'"'"'s superior vena cava; positioning the energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated; and perforating the material by delivering energy via the energy delivery device; wherein the energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy comprising the steps of:
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(i) introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient'"'"'s heart via said patient'"'"'s superior vena cava, said apparatus further comprising at least one pressure sensing mechanism selected from the group consisting of a pressure-transmitting lumen and a pressure transducer; (ii) positioning said energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated; (iii) perforating said material by delivering energy via said energy delivery device; (iv) advancing said energy delivery device to a second location through the perforation, said second location being a left atrium of said patient'"'"'s heart; and (v) measuring pressure at said second location; wherein said energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy comprising the steps of:
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(i) introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient'"'"'s heart via said patient'"'"'s superior vena cava; (ii) positioning said energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated; (iii) perforating said material by delivering energy via said energy delivery device; and (iv) monitoring ECG in said patient'"'"'s heart using said apparatus; wherein said energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of surgical perforation comprising the steps of:
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(i) introducing an apparatus into a patient'"'"'s heart via said patient'"'"'s superior vena cava, said apparatus comprising an energy delivery device and a means for determining the position of said energy delivery device, said means for determining position comprising at least one pressure sensing mechanism selected from the group consisting of a pressure transmitting lumen and a pressure transducer; and (ii) positioning said energy delivery device adjacent material to be perforated in response to the means for determining position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of surgical perforation comprising the steps of:
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(i) introducing an apparatus into a patient'"'"'s heart via said patient'"'"'s superior vena cava, said apparatus comprising an energy delivery device and a means for determining the position of said energy delivery device, said means for determining position comprising an ECG measuring device; and (ii) positioning said energy delivery device adjacent material to be perforated in response to the means for determining position. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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