Claims
- 1. A guiding introducer for use with an ablation catheter for the ablation and mapping of accessory pathways around the mitral valve of the left ventricle of the heart from the ventricle side comprising shaped first, second and third sections.
- 2. The guiding introducer of claim 1 wherein the first section is a generally elongated hollow straight section of sufficient length for introduction into the patient and for manipulation from the point of insertion through to a desired location within the heart.
- 3. The guiding introducer of claim 2 wherein the second section is a curved section comprised of a curve with a radius of about 1.0 in. (2.5 cm) to about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) and an arc of the curve from about 160 to about 200 degrees.
- 4. The guiding introducer of claim 2 wherein the radius of the curved section of the second section is from about 1.3 in. (3.3 cm) to about 1.7 in. (4.3 cm) and an arc of the curve is from about 170 to about 190 degrees.
- 5. The guiding introducer of claim 2 wherein the third section is comprised of a straight portion and a curved portion.
- 6. The guiding introducer of claim 5 wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees.
- 7. The guiding introducer of claim 6, wherein the curve is within about 45 degrees of being in a plane formed by the first and second sections, and wherein the curved portion curves generally toward the first section.
- 8. The guiding introducer of claim 5 wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 to about 1.5 in. and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is within about 45 to about 60 degrees of a plane formed by the first and second sections.
- 9. The guiding introducer of claim 5 wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is within about 60 to about 115 degrees of a plane formed by the first and second sections.
- 10. The guiding introducer of claim 5 wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is within about 115 to about 155 degrees of a plane formed by the first and second sections.
- 11. The guiding introducer of claim 5 wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and with an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is within about 155 to about 180 degrees of a plane formed by the first and second sections.
- 12. A guiding introducer for use with an ablation catheter for the ablation and mapping of accessory pathways around the mitral valve of the left ventricle of the heart from the ventricle side comprising shaped first, second and third sections, wherein the first section comprises a generally elongated, hollow, straight section of sufficient length for introduction into the patient and for manipulation from the point of insertion through to a desired location within the heart, wherein the second section comprises a curved section with an arc, wherein the first and second sections form a plane, wherein the third section comprises a straight portion and a curved portion, wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is curved in an angle about 30 to about 60 degrees out of the plane formed by the first and second sections when viewed from a distal-most end of the curved second section.
- 13. A guiding introducer for use with an ablation catheter for the ablation and mapping of accessory pathways around the mitral valve of the left ventricle of the heart from the ventricle side comprising shaped first, second and third sections, wherein the first section comprises a generally elongated, hollow, straight section of sufficient length for introduction into the patient and for manipulation from the point of insertion through to a desired location within the heart, wherein the third section comprises a curved section with an arc, see claim 11, wherein the third section comprises a straight portion and a curved portion, wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is curved in an angle about 60 to about 115 degrees out of the plane formed by the first and second sections when viewed from a distal-most end of the curved second section.
- 14. A guiding introducer for use with an ablation catheter for the ablation and mapping of accessory pathways around the mitral valve of the left ventricle of the heart from the ventricle side comprising shaped first, second and third sections, wherein the first section comprises a generally elongated, hollow, straight section of sufficient length for introduction into the patient and for manipulation from the point of insertion through to a desired location within the heart, wherein the second section comprises a curved section with an arc, see claim 12, wherein the third section comprises a straight portion and a curved portion, wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is curved in an angle about 115 to about 155 degrees of a plane formed by the first and second sections when viewed from a distal-most end of the curved second section.
- 15. A guiding introducer for use with an ablation catheter for the ablation and mapping of accessory pathways around the mitral valve of the left ventricle of the heart from the ventricle side comprising shaped first, second and third sections, wherein the first section comprises a generally elongated, hollow, straight section of sufficient length for introduction into the patient and for manipulation from the point of insertion through to a desired location within the heart, wherein the second section comprises a curved section with an arc, see claim 12, wherein the third section comprises a straight portion and a curved portion, wherein the straight portion is from about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) to about 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) in length and the curved portion comprises a curve with a radius of about 0.5 in. (1.2 cm) to about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) and an arc of about 70 to about 110 degrees, wherein the curve is curved in an angle about 200 to about 330 degrees of a plane formed by the first and second sections when viewed from a distal-most end of the curved second section.
- 16. The guiding introducer of claim 12 wherein the second section comprises a curved section comprised of a curve with a radius of about 1.0 in. (2.5 cm) to about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) and an arc of the curve from about 160 to about 200 degrees.
- 17. The guiding introducer of claim 31 wherein the radius of the curved section of the second section is from about 1.3 in. (3.3 cm) to about 1.7 in. (4.3 cm) and the arc of the curve is from about 170 to about 190 degrees.
- 18. The guiding introducer of claim 13 wherein the second section comprises a curved section comprised of a curve with a radius of about 1.0 in. (2.5 cm) to about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) and an arc of the curve from about 160 to about 200 degrees.
- 19. The guiding introducer of claim 13 wherein the radius of the curved section of the second section is from about 1.3 in. (3.3 cm) to about 1.7 in. (4.3 cm) and the arc of the curve is from about 170 to about 190 degrees.
- 20. The guiding introducer of claim 14 wherein the second section comprises a curved section comprised of a curve with a radius of about 1.0 in. (2.5 cm) to about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) and an arc of the curve from about 160 to about 200 degrees.
- 21. The guiding introducer of claim 14 wherein the radius of the curved section of the second section is from about 1.3 in. (3.3 cm) to about 1.7 in. (4.3 cm) and the arc of the curve is from about 170 to about 190 degrees.
- 22. The guiding introducer of claim 15 wherein the second section comprises a curved section comprised of a curve with a radius of about 1.0 in. (2.5 cm) to about 2.0 in. (5.1 cm) and an arc of the curve from about 160 to about 200 degrees.
- 23. The guiding introducer of claim 15 wherein the radius of the curved section of the second section is from about 1.3 in. (3.3 cm) to about 1.7 in. (4.3 cm) and the arc of the curve is from about 170 to about 190 degrees.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/906,278 filed Aug. 5, 1997, which will issue as U.S. Pat. No. 6,203,531 on Mar. 20, 2001, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/421,901 filed Apr. 14, 1995, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/388,800, filed Feb. 14, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,640,955.
Divisions (1)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
08906278 |
Aug 1997 |
US |
Child |
09811849 |
Mar 2001 |
US |