Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1987-04-17
1989-09-26
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128784, 128786, A61B 1736
Patent
active
048692484
ABSTRACT:
A thermal ablation catheter for microtransection or macrotransection of conduction paths within the heart includes a resistive heating element at its distal end for highly localized treatment. The heating element includes a resistive wire loop connected to an external power source and has a prescribed shape to insure that the wire loop is approximately perpendicular to the surface to be treated. A reference electrode spaced 8-10 inches from the distal end is used in conjunction with the wire loop (the sensing electrode) to sense potentials in the heart. The catheter is advanced through a blood vessel to the region of the A-V node and the His bundle, and the sensing mode is used to determine the desired location for treatment. The wire loop is then energized with d.c. current for a predetermined time on the order of 2-5 seconds to cause localized thermal ablation of the target area.
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Hindenburg Max
Lacyk J. P.
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