CARDIAC ABLATION DEVICES AND METHODS - Patent 1689285

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EP 1 689 285 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	16.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/33

(21)	Application number: 04810889.8

(22)	Date of filing: 12.11.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61B 1/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/037893

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/046456 (26.05.2005 Gazette 2005/21)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK YU

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Priority:

12.11.2003 US 519726 P

(71)	Applicant: Endoscopic Technologies, Inc.
	Danville, CA 94506 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BERTOLERO, Arthur A. Danville, CA 94506 (US) IBRAHIM, Tamer Danville, CA 94506 (US)

(74)	Representative: Stainthorpe, Vanessa Juliet et al
	Harrison Goddard Foote, Fountain Precinct Balm Green Sheffield S1 2JA Sheffield S1 2JA (GB)

(54)	CARDIAC ABLATION DEVICES AND METHODS