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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Inventors:
Michael Levin, Haifa, IL;
Avi Reuveni, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Assignee:
BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD., Yokneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0072 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00166 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00357 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00964 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ablation apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an insertion tube, an ablation electrode disposed at a distal end of the tube, a conducting element, and a sensor. The conducting element conducts an ablating current from a proximal end of the tube to the ablation electrode, and the sensor measures an amplitude of the ablating current at the distal end of the tube. Other embodiments are also described.