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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2014
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Hong Cao, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kenneth R. Larson, Grand Rapids, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical device for sympathetic nerve ablation may include a catheter shaft, an expandable member disposed on or coupled to the catheter shaft, and a plurality of elongate electrode assemblies each constructed as a flexible circuit having a plurality of layers. The expandable member may be configured to shift between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The plurality of electrode assemblies may be disposed on an outer surface of the expandable member. Each of the plurality of electrode assemblies may include a temperature sensor within the plurality of layers.