ATS CryoMaze™ Surgical Ablation System For the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, the ATS CryoMaze™ Surgical Ablation System is the only surgical cardiac ablation option that can safely and effectively complete all lesions in the "gold standard" Cox-Maze III procedure with a single product and one energy source. And the versatility of the system makes it adaptable to any procedure or surgical approach.
Cryothermy involves the employment of extremely cold temperatures to ablate specific tissue while leaving underlying connective tissues largely unaffected. This allows the cardiac surgeon to encircle the pulmonary veins with lines of scar tissue to block transmission of erratic electrical signals that trigger atrial fibrillation (atrial fib). The advantage of cryothermy over heat-based therapies is that freezing preserves tissue integrity and minimizes the risk of endocardial thrombus associated with heat-based sources.1
The ATS CryoMaze™ Surgical Ablation System consists of:
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ATS CryoMaze™ Probe Flexible and easy to maneuver probe can be configured to desired lengths to produce ideal ablation lines.
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ATS CryoMaze™ Probe
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ATS FrostByte® Clamp Designed to secure the contact point between the cryoablation probe segment and the cardiac tissue, thereby improving effectiveness and reducing procedure time.
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ATS CryoMaze™ Control Console Convenient, flexible and intuitive, the ATS CryoMaze™ Control Console is the control center for ATS CryoMaze™ Surgical Ablation Probes.
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Reference
1. Khairy, et al. Thrombus Formation with RF and Cryoenergy Ablation. Circulation 2003; 107:2045-2050.