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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Gregory K. Olson, Elk River, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/368 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/365 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320069 (2017.08); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00375 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61N 7/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
The instant disclosure relates to electrophysiology catheters for tissue ablation within a cardiac muscle. In particular, the instant disclosure relates to an electrophysiology catheter that conforms to a shape of a pulmonary vein receiving ablation therapy for a cardiac arrhythmia and produces a consistent tissue ablation line along a length and circumference of the pulmonary venous tissue.