Electrode catheter for ablation purposes and related method thereof
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1. A device, comprising:
- an energy source;
an endocardial ablation catheter electrically connected to the energy source and configured to be disposed in a heart and to transmit energy received from the energy source for ablating a portion of the heart;
an electrode catheter configured to be disposed in the middle mediastinum of the thorax of a subject and configured for use with the endocardial ablation catheter, said electrode catheter comprising;
a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal structure there between;
at least one distal fluid aperture adapted for passage of a fluid; and
an electrode in communication with said electrode catheter,wherein said electrode is configured to receive the transmitted energy from the endocardial ablation catheter, andwherein said electrode catheter is configured to be placed outside of the heart, and to receive the transmitted energy from the endocardial ablation catheter via said electrode while the endocardial ablation catheter is disposed inside of the heart.
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Abstract
An electrode catheter for use with an endocardial ablation catheter, wherein the electrode catheter receives the transmitted energy for ablating a portion of the heart. The electrode catheter comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal structure there between; and an electrode in communication with said electrode catheter, wherein said electrode receives the transmitted energy from the endocardial ablation catheter, or alternatively an epicardial ablation catheter.
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1. A device, comprising:
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an energy source; an endocardial ablation catheter electrically connected to the energy source and configured to be disposed in a heart and to transmit energy received from the energy source for ablating a portion of the heart; an electrode catheter configured to be disposed in the middle mediastinum of the thorax of a subject and configured for use with the endocardial ablation catheter, said electrode catheter comprising; a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal structure there between; at least one distal fluid aperture adapted for passage of a fluid; and an electrode in communication with said electrode catheter, wherein said electrode is configured to receive the transmitted energy from the endocardial ablation catheter, and wherein said electrode catheter is configured to be placed outside of the heart, and to receive the transmitted energy from the endocardial ablation catheter via said electrode while the endocardial ablation catheter is disposed inside of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method using an endocardial ablation catheter, which transmits energy for ablating a portion of a heart, and an electrode catheter including an electrode and at least one aperture, said method comprising:
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disposing the endocardial ablation catheter in the heart; disposing the electrode in the middle mediastinum of the thorax of a subject; at least one of providing a fluid or extracting a fluid via the aperture of the electrode catheter; and receiving the transmitted energy with the electrode from the endocardial ablation catheter. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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