WO2005006955A3 - Endoscopic epicardial ablation about pulmonary veins - Google Patents

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WO2005006955A3
WO2005006955A3 PCT/US2004/022137 US2004022137W WO2005006955A3 WO 2005006955 A3 WO2005006955 A3 WO 2005006955A3 US 2004022137 W US2004022137 W US 2004022137W WO 2005006955 A3 WO2005006955 A3 WO 2005006955A3
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Abstract

Surgical instruments and procedures promote placement of a tissue-ablating probe surrounding the left and right pulmonary veins within the intrapericardial space of a patient's heart via access through a subxiphoid or subcostal entry incision (71). An opening is formed in the pericardium near the apex region of the heart to facilitate formation of openings through three pericardial reflections by which a tissue-sblating probe is positioned around the pulmonary veins. A kit (99) of the surgical instrument required to perform the tissue-ablating surgical procedure is assembled within an hermetically-sealed enclosure (108).
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