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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Frederik Henricus Mattheus Wittkampf, Lage Vuursche, NL;
Helmert Van Wessel, Elst, NL;
Richard E. Stehr, Stillwater, MN (US);
Martin M. Grasse, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Frederik Henricus Mattheus Wittkampf, Lage Vuursche, NL;
Helmert Van Wessel, Elst, NL;
Richard E. Stehr, Stillwater, MN (US);
Martin M. Grasse, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01); A61N 1/39 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00375 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00761 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1253 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1266 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1273 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1407 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1465 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1497 (2013.01); A61B 2018/162 (2013.01); A61N 1/395 (2013.01); C08L 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ablation catheter comprising an elongate member with proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end is arranged to apply a high energy electrical shock from a plurality of locations along the length of said distal end and wherein said distal end is curved. Preferably the distal end of the elongate member extends in a circle segment.