Method of surgical perforation via the delivery of energy
AssigneeBaylis Medical Company Inc.
InventorsGareth Davies, Amanda Hartley, Naheed Visram, Krishan Shah, Frank Baylis
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Abstract
A method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy comprising the steps of: introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient's heart via the patient's superior vena cava; positioning the energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated; and perforating the material by delivering energy via the energy delivery device; wherein the energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy.
Claims31
A method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy comprising the steps of:
- (i) introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient's heart via said patient's superior vena cava;
- (ii) positioning said energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated;
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- (iii) perforating said material by delivering energy via said energy delivery device;
- wherein said energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy.
A method of surgical perforation comprising the steps of:
- (i) introducing an apparatus into a patient's heart via said patient's superior vena cava, said apparatus comprising an energy delivery device and a means for determining the position of said energy delivery device;
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- (ii) positioning said energy delivery device adjacent material to be perforated in response to the means for determining position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.