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Herzkatheter mit elektrode

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ATE282368T1
ATE282368T1 AT97941522T AT97941522T ATE282368T1 AT E282368 T1 ATE282368 T1 AT E282368T1 AT 97941522 T AT97941522 T AT 97941522T AT 97941522 T AT97941522 T AT 97941522T AT E282368 T1 ATE282368 T1 AT E282368T1
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catheter
lesion
electrodes
heart tissue
electrode
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AT97941522T
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Gregory P Walcott
Raymond E Ideker
Jay Alan Warren
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Uab Research Foundation
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1492—Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00696—Controlled or regulated parameters
    • A61B2018/0075—Phase
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00773—Sensed parameters
    • A61B2018/00869—Phase
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/1206—Generators therefor
    • A61B2018/124—Generators therefor switching the output to different electrodes, e.g. sequentially
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B2018/1467—Probes or electrodes therefor using more than two electrodes on a single probe

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
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AT97941522T 1996-09-23 1997-09-11 Herzkatheter mit elektrode ATE282368T1 (de)

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US08/717,371 US5697928A (en) 1996-09-23 1996-09-23 Cardic electrode catheter
PCT/US1997/016082 WO1998011938A1 (en) 1996-09-23 1997-09-11 Cardiac electrode catheter

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EP (1) EP1011496B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE282368T1 (de)
CA (1) CA2264826A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69731669T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1998011938A1 (de)

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