Abstract: An RF catheter for treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy includes: a body part constituting a catheter body made of a flexible and soft material; and an intraseptal insertion part provided at a distal part of the body part and having one or more electrodes, a tapered tip gradually becoming thinner toward an end thereof, and a guidewire lumen therein, into which a guidewire is inserted, so that during hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment, the intraseptal insertion part is inserted into the interventricular septum along the guidewire. A method of treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by using an RF ablation catheter includes: i) positioning the guidewire to a hypertrophied septum through a coronary sinus and a septal vein; ii) transferring the RF ablation catheter to the hypertrophied septum; and iii) performing RF ablation by applying RF energy to the electrodes provided at an end part of the RF ablation catheter by using an RF generator.

Abstract: An RF catheter for treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy includes: a body part constituting a catheter body made of a flexible and soft material; and an intraseptal insertion part provided at a distal part of the body part and having one or more electrodes, a tapered tip gradually becoming thinner toward an end thereof, and a guidewire lumen therein, into which a guidewire is inserted, so that during hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment, the intraseptal insertion part is inserted into the interventricular septum along the guidewire. A method of treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by using an RF ablation catheter includes: i) positioning the guidewire to a hypertrophied septum through a coronary sinus and a septal vein; ii) transferring the RF ablation catheter to the hypertrophied septum; and iii) performing RF ablation by applying RF energy to the electrodes provided at an end part of the RF ablation catheter by using an RF generator.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a cerclage operation device provided with a position fixing device allows the position of the cerclage operation device, which is used in a heart valve or pacemaker implantation operation, to be fixed to prevent movement of the cerclage operation device and maintain the cerclage operation device at the correct position after the operation so that the effect of treatment lasts and the stability of the operation is improved.

Abstract: A His bundle-detecting snare catheter according to the present invention detects a myocardial electrical signal and locates the position of a His bundle through the insertion of a snare and an EP catheter into a dual lumen catheter having two lumens, and captures a cerclage wire, which has passed through the His bundle, and safely guides same into a body. The His bundle-detecting snare catheter according to the present invention comprises: a dual lumen catheter having formed therein a first lumen and a second lumen; an electrical signal detection catheter which is inserted into the first lumen or the second lumen and detects a myocardial electrical signal; and a snare which is inserted into the first lumen or the second lumen and has one or more annular wires at a distal portion thereof, wherein the electrical signal detection catheter and the snare are inserted into different lumens.

Abstract: A pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing includes a lead fixing part including a fixing tip whose diameter becomes gradually smaller toward an end of a distal part thereof, a plurality of bipolar electrodes that come into close contact with heart muscle, in an outer circumference of the lead fixing part, and a guide wire insertion through hole through which a guide wire can be inserted thereinto, a lead body part configured to be extended to the lead fixing part, having a stylet insertion through hole formed therein, and a body fixing part formed in a bent shape so as to be fixed to an inner wall of the coronary sinus, and a stylet inserted into the stylet insertion through hole, enabling the pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing to be easily moved within the body of the patient.

Abstract: A pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing includes a lead fixing part including a fixing tip whose diameter becomes gradually smaller toward an end of a distal part thereof, a plurality of bipolar electrodes that come into close contact with heart muscle, in an outer circumference of the lead fixing part, and a guide wire insertion through hole through which a guide wire can be inserted thereinto, a lead body part configured to be extended to the lead fixing part, having a stylet insertion through hole formed therein, and a body fixing part formed in a bent shape so as to be fixed to an inner wall of the coronary sinus, and a stylet inserted into the stylet insertion through hole, enabling the pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing to be easily moved within the body of the patient.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a RF ablation catheter for treatment of atrial fibrillation of the heart, the RF ablation catheter including: a body part which has one or more ablation electrodes formed on a distal part and which constitutes a catheter body made of a soft material; and a tapered tip which is connected to the body part and becomes thinner toward an end thereof, wherein a guidewire lumen into which a guidewire is inserted is formed to be connected to the tip and the body part. The present disclosure provides a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation of the heart, the method including: inserting a guidewire from the superior vena cava or inferior vena cava into the vein of Marshall via a coronary sinus; placing a RF ablation catheter, which has an ablation electrode formed on a distal part, in the vein of Marshall according to guidance of the guidewire; and performing RF ablation around the vein of Marshall after connecting the RF ablation catheter to a RF generator.

Abstract: A vascular introducer sheath device comprising a tubular main shaft and a main hub attached to the proximal end of the main shaft. Attached to the proximal end of the main hub is a header hub, which has a first arm and a second arm. The header hub is attached to the main hub in a releasably locked configuration. As such, the header hub is functionally detachable from the main hub. The header hub and the main hub could together have a twist-on or snap-on mating mechanism. An example of such a mating mechanism is a male lock fitting on the header hub and a female lock fitting on the main hub. Further, there could be a side port on the main hub and a side port on the header hub, wherein the side ports for the main hub and header hub are oriented on a same plane when the header hub and the main hub are in locked configuration.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a RF ablation catheter for septal reduction therapy having a cooling effect, and more particularly, to a RF ablation catheter for septal reduction therapy that is for performing RF ablation, in which RF energy is applied to an interventricular septum, for septal reduction therapy such as therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which is a disease in which an interventricular septum of the left ventricle of the heart of the animal or human body thickens, therapy that requires reduction of an interventricular septum, or therapy for ventricular tachycardia. Also, the present disclosure relates to a RF ablation catheter for septal reduction therapy having a cooling effect that is for preventing carbonization of a tissue of the body (interventricular septum) around an electrode.

Abstract: A snare-integrated myocardial electrical signal-detecting catheter is proposed. The snare-integrated myocardial electrical signal-detecting catheter enables a cerclage wire to pass through the His bundle by way of detecting an electrical signal from the myocardium, and safely guides the cerclage wire into a patient's body by capturing the cerclage wire, which has passed through the His bundle, with a snare built in the catheter. The snare-integrated myocardial electrical signal-detecting catheter includes: a catheter having a hollow space to insert a guidewire thereinto, and having a distal part thereof coupled to at least one or more electrodes to detect an electrical signal of the myocardium; a snare lumen built along a longitudinal direction in a sidewall of the catheter, and having a hollow space therein; and a snare inserted into the snare lumen and having one end thereof provided with at least one or more annular wires.

Abstract: A position-adjustable device for treatment of tricuspid regurgitation is proposed. The position-adjustable device for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation is used to verify whether heart failure of the right ventricle may occur, and includes: a first catheter provided with a first lumen; a second catheter inserted into the first lumen and provided with a second lumen into which a guidewire is inserted; an adjusting part coupled to a lower side of the first catheter and the second catheter, wherein the adjusting part is provided with a first direction-adjusting device adjusting a direction of an upper end of the first catheter; and a blocking part coupled to an upper outer side surface of the second catheter, capable of adjusting a position according to a movement of the upper end of the first catheter, and obliquely penetrating and blocking the orifice formed by the incomplete closing of the tricuspid valve.

Abstract: A cryoablation catheter for treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is disclosed. The cryoablation catheter includes: a vacuum zone provided therein with an inlet into which liquid coolant is injected and an outlet from which the liquid coolant discharged, wherein rest parts other than the inlet and the outlet therein are maintained in a vacuum state; a body part separated from the vacuum zone and provided at the front end thereof, wherein an end of the inlet and an end of the outlet communicate with each other, and wherein the body part includes a freeze zone for cooling surroundings by expanding of the liquid coolant exiting through a tip provided at the end of the inlet; and a tapered tip provided at an end of the body part, wherein a guidewire lumen for insertion of a guidewire thereinto is provided, and wherein the tapered tip is tapered toward an end thereof.

Abstract: A pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing includes a lead fixing part including a fixing tip whose diameter becomes gradually smaller toward an end of a distal part thereof, a plurality of bipolar electrodes that come into close contact with heart muscle, in an outer circumference of the lead fixing part, and a guide wire insertion through hole through which a guide wire can be inserted thereinto, a lead body part configured to be extended to the lead fixing part, having a stylet insertion through hole formed therein, and a body fixing part formed in a bent shape so as to be fixed to an inner wall of the coronary sinus, and a stylet inserted into the stylet insertion through hole, enabling the pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing to be easily moved within the body of the patient.

Abstract: An RF catheter for treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy includes: a body part constituting a catheter body made of a flexible and soft material; and an intraseptal insertion part provided at a distal part of the body part and having one or more electrodes, a tapered tip gradually becoming thinner toward an end thereof, and a guidewire lumen therein, into which a guidewire is inserted, so that during hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatment, the intraseptal insertion part is inserted into the interventricular septum along the guidewire. A method of treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by using an RF ablation catheter includes: i) positioning the guidewire to a hypertrophied septum through a coronary sinus and a septal vein; ii) transferring the RF ablation catheter to the hypertrophied septum; and iii) performing RF ablation by applying RF energy to the electrodes provided at an end part of the RF ablation catheter by using an RF generator.