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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.:

US 11701158 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 11, 2017

Ablation system with force control

Applicant:

Acutus Medical, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);

Inventors:

Derrick Ren-Yu Chou, San Diego, CA (US);

Marcus Frederick Julian, Vista, CA (US);

Steven Anthony Yon, San Diego, CA (US);

Randell L. Werneth, Eagle, ID (US);

Alexander Higgins, San Diego, CA (US);

Ricardo Roman, Chula Vista, CA (US);

Alexander J. Asconeguy, Murrieta, CA (US);

Christoph Scharf, Horgen, CH;

Dennis O'Brien, Oceanside, CA (US);

Rob Andre Pescar, San Diego, CA (US);

Ahmad Falahatpisheh, San Marcos, CA (US);

Tom Esbeck, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Gerald M. Stobbs, III, Alpine, CA (US);

Leo Mariappan, Oceanside, CA (US);

Brandon Pratt Noheaikaika Lee, Vista, CA (US);

James Calvin Allan, Boise, ID (US);

Michael C. Oliveira, San Marcos, CA (US);

Daniel Welsh, Encinitas, CA (US);

R. Maxwell Flaherty, Topsfield, MA (US);

J. Christopher Flaherty, Auburndale, FL (US);

Assignee:

ACUTUS MEDICAL, INC., Carlsbad, CA (US);

Attorney:

Onello & Mello, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Aaron F Roane

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320069 (2017.08); A61B 2018/00267 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00291 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1861 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02); A61M 25/0155 (2013.01); A61M 25/0158 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract

An ablation system comprises: an ablation catheter and a console. The ablation catheter comprises: a shaft including a proximal end, a distal portion and a distal end; an ablation element configured to deliver energy to tissue; and a force maintenance assembly comprising a force maintenance element and configured to control and/or assess contact force between the ablation element and cardiac tissue. The console is configured to operably attach to the ablation catheter and comprises: an energy delivery assembly configured to provide energy to the ablation element. Methods of ablating tissue are also provided.

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