Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1996-05-24
1998-12-08
Bockelman, Mark
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604 49, 604281, 607115, 607119, A61M 3100
Patent
active
058462236
ABSTRACT:
A process for the treatment of atrial flutter and/or atrial fibrillation in the right atrium by use of an ablating and/or mapping catheters guided by a guiding introducer. Also disclosed is a predetermined shape for the guiding introducer for use in the treatment of atrial flutter and/or atrial fibrillation in the right atrium.
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Hassett James A.
Ockuly John D.
Swartz John F.
Bockelman Mark
Cox Scott R.
Daig Corporation
Sadula Jennifer R.
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