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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2017
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
John W. Sliwa, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhenyi Ma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Stephen A. Morse, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3782 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3784 (2016.02); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for aligning directionally operable medical devices with and upon target tissue. Systems and methods for aligning medical devices such as directional ablation catheters to and upon target tissue by monitoring irrigant backpressure. The current disclosure provides solutions to the problem of rotationally or angularly aligning a directional medical device toward tissue.