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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2021
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Derek C. Sutermeister, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
Salo Arias, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/287 (2021.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 5/287 (2021.01); A61B 5/6858 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00267 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1405 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0209 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to flexible catheters for both electrophysiology mapping and ablation using a high-density array of electrodes. These catheters may be used to detect electrophysiological characteristics of tissue in contact with the electrodes, and conduct monopolar and bipolar ablations of the tissue.