Method and apparatus for percutaneous epicardial ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi without myocardial injury

A method and device for modulating the autonomic nervous system adjacent a pericardial space to treat cardiac arrhythmia includes a treatment source arranged to supply a treatment medium, a catheter having an end sized for insertion into the pericardial space, a medium delivery assembly having a dis...

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Main Authors Knudson, Mark B, Asirvatham, Samuel J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.10.2019
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:A method and device for modulating the autonomic nervous system adjacent a pericardial space to treat cardiac arrhythmia includes a treatment source arranged to supply a treatment medium, a catheter having an end sized for insertion into the pericardial space, a medium delivery assembly having a distal end arranged to be positioned by the catheter into the pericardium, with the distal end of the delivery assembly comprising a delivery tip arranged to extend away from the distal end of the catheter into the pericardial space. A connector operatively couples the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly to the treatment source, and the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly including a plurality of delivery points for delivering the treatment medium at a plurality of treatment areas within the pericardial space. The device performs modulation or ablation of the autonomic nervous system at selected treatment areas within the pericardium.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414784509