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  • Methods and apparatus employing ionizing radiation for treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
    Patent number: 8012078
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed employing ionizing radiation for forming lines of ablation or lesions in cardiac tissue to treat atrial fibrillation or other electrophysiological problems with the heart. The apparatus may include a catheter in which the radiation source is advanced hydraulically after the catheter is in place within the heart. Various fixation devices are also disclosed for fixing the location of the catheter within the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Best Vascular
    Inventors: Raoul Bonan, Charles E. Larsen, Roelof Trip, Douglas B. Schumer, Jack C. Griffis, III, Andrew L. Lerohl