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OwnerWlodzimierz Kania, Miriam Lane +2inventors
InventorsWlodzimierz Kania, Miriam Lane, Sean Carroll, Allan Skanes
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A tissue ablation system for ablating human tissue wherein sensing and ablation procedures are performed and controlled independently. A sensing wire is positioned distally to the ablation region and is adapted to pass thorough the ablation device such that it may move with or independently of the ablation device without obstructing the surface tissue interface of the ablation energy. The ablation device can ablate a substantial portion of a circumferential region of tissue, for example at or near the location where the pulmonary vein extends from the atrium. The tissue ablation system comprises an ablation device comprised of an elongated catheter with a proximal region and a distal region and an ablation element located proximate the distal region of the catheter. A sensing device having an elongated body with a proximal portion and a distal portion is adapted to be positioned within a vessel at or near a vessel ostium, wherein the sensing device is adapted to be slidably received within a lumen of the ablation device. The sensing device, a guide wire for example, may be shaped in various configurations to allow sensing device such as electrodes disposed thereon to contact the vessel wall near the ablation region. In this fashion, the sensing and ablation procedures are de-coupled such that the sensing device does not interfere or obstruct the ablation member's interface with the tissue.
A medical device having a sensor and a device body, wherein the sensor is movable with respect to the device body.
A tissue ablation system for ablating a region of tissue, the system comprising:
A tissue ablation system for ablating a region of tissue, the system comprising:
A sensing device having an elongated body with a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the elongated body adapted to be positioned within a vessel and positionable through another device.
A method of independently positioning a sensor with respect to an ablation element wherein the sensor and ablation element are part of a single device.
A tissue treatment system for treating a region of tissue, the system comprising:
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