Treating aneurysms by applying hardening/softening agents to har

Details Treating aneurysms by applying hardening/softening agents to har Treating aneurysms by applying hardening/softening agents to har

1996-07-10

1999-07-13

Coggins, Wynn Wood

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604 52, 604 96, 606194, A61M 3100, A61M 2900

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059219548

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for treating aneurysms by applying RF energy to collagen. A catheter is disposed near the aneurysm and collagen is exuded into or near the aneurysm. RF energy is applied, using the same catheter or a second catheter, to the collagen, causing the collagen to harden and cover the weak region of the blood vessel wall, and providing a base onto which epithelial cells of the blood vessel may grow. The catheter comprises an electrophysiology catheter, including a ring electrode preferably disposed to deliver between about 5 and about 30 watts of RF energy at a frequency preferably between about 450 and about 600 Megahertz, to apply sufficient energy to cause the collagen to harden while avoiding damage to surrounding tissue.

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