Patents Assigned to Les Hospitaux Universitaires de Geneva
  • Patent number: 8048072
    Abstract: A medical device for ablating tissues within a heart chamber comprising a guiding member intended to be introduced in the oesophagus of the patient and an ablating member comprising an ablation electrode mounted at the distal end or tip of catheter. Both the head of the guiding member and the tip of the ablating member are magnetised and can enter into magnetic coupling when their distal ends are brought in close contact. Once the magnetic coupling is achieved, the tip of the ablating member is guided by moving the guiding member. The guiding member can include sensors enabling to monitor physiological parameters during the intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Les Hospitaux Universitaires de Geneva
    Inventors: Vitali Verin, Jan Sandtner