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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Sarah M. Gruba, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Douglas D. Pagoria, Forest Lake, MN (US);
James P. Rohl, Prescott, WI (US);
Stephen J. Hahn, Shoreview, MN (US);
Suraj Kapa, Rochester, MN (US);
Chance M. Witt, Rochester, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Seimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation For Medical Education And Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
In various aspects, the present disclosure provides methods for applying ablation therapy to a target tissue region within a patient, which methods include: (a) navigating a catheter to a target tissue region within the patient, the catheter including an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a balloon structure positioned at the distal portion of the elongate body, which balloon structure may be permeable to a calcium-ion-containing solution that comprises one or more calcium salts; (b) positioning the balloon structure at the target tissue region; (c) delivering energy to the target tissue region; and (d) eluting the calcium-ion-containing solution from the balloon structure before, during, and/or after delivering the energy to the target tissue region. In various other aspects, the present disclosure provides apparatuses that can be used for performing such methods, among others.