Guiding introducer system for use in medical procedures in the left ventricle
First Claim
1. A guiding introducer system for treatment of arrhythmia associated with the left ventricle from the ventricular side comprising a precurved inner guiding introducer and a precurved outer guiding introducer wherein said guiding introducers are used in combination.
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Abstract
A guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of arrhythmia associated with the left ventricle from the ventricular side comprising an inner guiding introducer and an outer guiding introducer wherein the inner guiding introducer is comprised of a first and second section and the outer guiding introducer is comprised of a first and second sections. The guiding introducer system is for use in sensing, pacing, and ablating procedures in the left ventricle.
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- 1. A guiding introducer system for treatment of arrhythmia associated with the left ventricle from the ventricular side comprising a precurved inner guiding introducer and a precurved outer guiding introducer wherein said guiding introducers are used in combination.
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10. A method for the mapping and ablation of arrhythmia associated with the left ventricle from the ventricular side comprising
(a) introducing into the left side of the heart a guiding introducer system comprising a precurved inner guiding introducer and a precurved outer guiding introducer, wherein each of the inner and outer guiding introducers contains a lumen passing therethrough, a proximal end and a distal end and wherein the inner guiding introducer is extended into and through the lumen of the outer guiding introducer; -
(b) introducing into the lumen of the inner guiding introducer a catheter for mapping and ablation, wherein said catheter contains a distal tip and one or more electrodes; and
(c) extending said distal tip of the catheter through the lumen of the inner guiding introducer and beyond the distal end of the inner and outer guiding introducers to allow the electrodes of the catheter to map and ablate sites within the left ventricle of the heart from the ventricular side. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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