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US 2004/0106952 A1Published application
Treating arrhythmias by altering properties of tissue
OwnerDaniel M. Lafontaineinventor
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Abstract
A device for treating arrhythmia comprising an endoluminal member implantable within a region of a vascular lumen, wherein the member is configured to contact an inner wall of the lumen and alter the properties of tissue proximate the region. Methods of treating arrhythmias using the device are also disclosed.
Claims36
A device for treating arrhythmia comprising:
- an endoluminal member implantable within a region of a vascular lumen, said member configured to contact an inner wall of said vascular lumen and alter the properties of tissue proximate said region.
A medical device comprising
- a generally tubular body sized for implantation within an ostium of a vascular lumen into a heart chamber, said tubular body, when implanted within the ostium, enables blood to flow through the tubular body, and said tubular body having
- an outer surface shaped substantially complementary with the shape of an inner wall of the ostium to contact an inner wall of the ostium;
- a first outer diameter at one opening of said tubular body;
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- a second outer diameter at a location on the tubular body, wherein the second outer diameter is smaller than the first outer diameter, and larger than the smallest inner diameter portion of the ostium, so that the tubular body is restrained within the vascular lumen.
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A method of treating arrhythmia, comprising
- implanting an endoluminal device in a region within a vascular lumen of a vasculature, wherein said device contacts an inner wall of said vasculature and has a lumen extending through said device;
- using said implanted device to alter properties of vascular tissue proximate said implanted device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.