Cryo balloon for atrial ablation

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A61B 18/02 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2443479

The present invention pertains generally to the field of cryo balloon therapy and the use of cryo balloon therapy catheters to generate cold-induced lesions. The present invention includes a cryo balloon therapy apparatus, comprising a catheter having a proximal and a distal end, a cooling member disposed at the distal end of the catheter, a pull cord coupled to the cooling member, and a sheath that couples the pull cord and the catheter. A method for causing cold-induced necrosis is also disclosed.

La présente invention concerne, d'une manière générale, le domaine de la thérapie par cryoballonnet et l'utilisation de cathéters de thérapie par cryoballonnet pour générer des lésions induites par le froid. La présente invention comprend un appareil de thérapie à cryoballonnet comprenant un cathéter présentant une extrémité proximale et une extrémité distale, un élément de refroidissement disposé au niveau de l'extrémité distale du cathéter, un cordon de traction couplé à l'élément de refroidissement ainsi qu'une gaine raccordant le cordon de traction au cathéter. L'invention concerne également une méthode destinée à engendrer une nécrose induite par le froid.

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