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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2023
Applicant:
Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Inventor:
Meir Bar-Tal, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00375 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00773 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2046 (2016.02);
Abstract
An expandable balloon, which is coupled to a distal end of a shaft for insertion into an organ of a patient, includes an expandable membrane, one or more electrodes and one or more respective conductive coils. The one or more electrodes are disposed over an external surface of the membrane. The one or more respective conductive coils are each disposed proximate a respective RF ablation electrode. The one or more conductive coils are configured as magnetic sensors.