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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
John W. Sliwa, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen A. Morse, Menlo Par, CA (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320069 (2017.08); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00267 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00375 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A catheter comprises a catheter shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the catheter shaft defining a lumen, the lumen configured for at least one of fluid delivery and inflation, a balloon configured to be coupled to the distal end portion of the catheter shaft, wherein the balloon defines a volume in flow communication with the lumen, and a plurality of energy transfer elements disposed on a flexible circuit along at least a portion of the balloon.