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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Vessix Vascular, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Thomas A. Steinke, San Diego, CA (US);
Corbett W. Stone, San Diego, CA (US);
Stephen O. Ross, Fallbrook, CA (US);
Brian S. Kelleher, Ramona, CA (US);
Raphael M. Michel, San Diego, CA (US);
Donald H. Koenig, San Diego, CA (US);
Vessix Vascular, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter and catheter system for treatment of a blood vessel of a patient include an elongate flexible catheter body with a radially expandable structure. A plurality of electrodes or other electrosurgical energy delivery surfaces can radially engage material to be treated when the structure expands. A material detector near the distal end of the catheter body may measure circumferential material distribution, and a power source selectively energizes the electrodes to eccentrically treat of a body lumen.