Apparatus and method for intrabody thermal treatment

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A61N 7/02 (2006.01)

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CA 2399570

A treatment catheter (10) carries an elongated ultrasonic emitter (20) extending in the lengthwise direction of the catheter. The array is flexible in all directions transverse to the lengthwise direction. The treatment catheter is inserted into a chamber of the heart and brought to a desired configuration such as a substantially closed loop. The treatment catheter is then biased into engagement with the wall of the heart by an expansible balloon (62) or other expansible structure, which may be carried on a separate stabilizer catheter (60). While the treatment catheter is engaged with the heart wall, the array is actuated to ablate tissue along a path having a shape corresponding to the configuration of the treatment catheter.

L'invention concerne un cathéter de traitement (10) qui comporte un émetteur à ultrasons allongé (20) s'étendant dans le sens de la longueur du cathéter. Le réseau d'éléments transducteurs d'ultrasons est flexible dans toutes les directions transversales au sens de la longueur. Le cathéter de traitement est introduit dans une cavité cardiaque et installé selon une configuration souhaitée, telle qu'une boucle sensiblement fermée. Le cathéter de traitement est alors orienté de façon à contacter la paroi cardiaque au moyen d'un ballonnet expansible (62) ou de toute autre structure expansible pouvant être supportée sur un cathéter de stabilisation distinct (60). Pendant que le cathéter de traitement est au contact de la paroi cardiaque, le réseau est activé afin de procéder à l'ablation de tissus le long d'une trajectoire d'une forme correspondant à la configuration du cathéter de traitement.

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