Method and devices for performing biatrial coagulation
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1. A method of coagulating tissue to create a bi-atrial coagulation pattern on a first and a second atrial surfaces where the first atrial surface and the second atrial surface are located on opposite sides of the cardiac tissue, the method comprising:
- positioning a first coagulation device adjacent to the first atrial surface of the cardiac tissue;
creating a first partial coagulation pattern on the first atrial surface with the first coagulation device, where the first partial coagulation pattern comprises at least a first plurality of lesions where at least two of the first plurality of lesions are separated by a gap section, where the gap section allows an electrical impulse to flow therethrough in the cardiac tissue;
positioning a second coagulation device adjacent to the second atrial surface of the cardiac tissue; and
creating a second partial coagulation pattern on second surface with the second coagulation device, where the second partial coagulation pattern comprises at least one lesion across the gap to form the complete coagulation pattern such that the electrical impulse cannot flow across the complete coagulation pattern.
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Abstract
Methods and devices described herein facilitate improved treatment of body organs.
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1. A method of coagulating tissue to create a bi-atrial coagulation pattern on a first and a second atrial surfaces where the first atrial surface and the second atrial surface are located on opposite sides of the cardiac tissue, the method comprising:
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positioning a first coagulation device adjacent to the first atrial surface of the cardiac tissue; creating a first partial coagulation pattern on the first atrial surface with the first coagulation device, where the first partial coagulation pattern comprises at least a first plurality of lesions where at least two of the first plurality of lesions are separated by a gap section, where the gap section allows an electrical impulse to flow therethrough in the cardiac tissue; positioning a second coagulation device adjacent to the second atrial surface of the cardiac tissue; and creating a second partial coagulation pattern on second surface with the second coagulation device, where the second partial coagulation pattern comprises at least one lesion across the gap to form the complete coagulation pattern such that the electrical impulse cannot flow across the complete coagulation pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of creating a contiguous lesion pattern in a body, the contiguous lesion pattern comprising multiple lesions on both an interior cardiac surface and an exterior cardiac surface, where the interior and exterior cardiac surfaces are located on opposite sides of a cardiac tissue, the method comprising:
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creating an interior coagulation lesion on an interior cardiac surface; monitoring the exterior cardiac surface for change in the cardiac tissue to identify the location of the interior coagulation lesion on the interior cardiac surface; creating an exterior coagulation lesion on the exterior cardiac surface; and where monitoring the exterior cardiac surface allows placement of the interior coagulation lesion and exterior coagulation to overlap, intersect, and/or join and form the contiguous coagulation lesion pattern such that an electrical impulse travelling in the cardiac tissue cannot cross the contiguous lesion pattern. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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