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David E. Francischelli
Researcher at Medtronic plc
Publications - 83
Citations - 7883
David E. Francischelli is an academic researcher from Medtronic plc. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ablation & Cardiac Ablation. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 83 publications receiving 7871 citations.
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Vibration sensitive ablation device and method
TL;DR: In this paper, an ablation apparatus including a maneuvering mechanism, a conductive element, a sensor attached to the apparatus and an output device in communication with the sensor is provided.
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Device and method for determining tissue thickness and creating cardiac ablation lesions
TL;DR: A tissue ablation device has a handle and an ablation head coupled to the handle as mentioned in this paper, and a force measurement device is used to measure the force being applied by the first and second jaws to a piece of tissue.
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Ablation catheter and method for isolating a pulmonary vein
TL;DR: In this article, a catheter assembly and method for treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, for example, atrial fibrillation, by electrically isolating a vessel such as a pulmonary vein, from a chamber, such as the left atrium, was presented.
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Ablation system and method of use
David E. Francischelli,Eduardo N. Warman,Rahul Mehra,Mark G. Stewart,James R. Skarda,Harry A. Puryear,David Schwartzman +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a system and method for creating lesions and assessing their completeness or transmurality is presented, which is accomplished by monitoring the impedance of the tissue to be ablated.
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Method for guiding a medical device
TL;DR: In this paper, a device and method for valve replacement or valve repair is disclosed comprising the steps of acquiring an anatomical image of a patient, correlating the image to the patient, guiding a valve replacement delivery member or a valve repair delivery member within the patient while tracking the position of the delivery member in the patient.