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AssigneeMayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
InventorsChristopher V. DeSimone, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Christopher J. McLeod, Jason A. Tri
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This document describes methods and materials for treating ventricular fibrillation. For example, this document describes methods and devices for delivering pulse-electric field electroporation for ablation in a selective and non-thermal means that has high specificity for tissue destruction while minimizing collateral damage. In one aspect, this document is directed to a catheter device that includes: a catheter shaft; a balloon member attached at a distal end portion of the catheter shaft; one or more electrodes on an outer surface of the balloon or in an interior of the balloon member and configured to deliver pulsed-electric field non-thermal electroporation ablation energy to treat ventricular fibrillation of a heart; and a control system configured to adjust a pressure within the balloon member.
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A method of pace termination for treating ventricular fibrillation (VF) of a heart, the method comprising delivering pacing to one or more target locations of the heart during one or more specific timings of the VF, wherein the pacing delivered is based on the target locations and a time of the VF and duration of VF.
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