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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
May. 06, 2022
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Carlo Pappone, Cernusco Lombardone, IT;
Alan De La Rama, Cerritos, CA (US);
Gabriele Giuseppe Vicedomini, Brisighella, IT;
Cary Hata, Irvine, CA (US);
Tho Hoang Nguyen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Peter Chen, Irvine, CA (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A catheter is disclosed comprising a catheter shaft including a proximal end and a distal end. A flexible framework can be connected to the distal end of the catheter shaft, wherein the flexible framework includes a plurality of heating electrodes and a temperature sensor. The plurality of heating electrodes can be configured to be heated to a first temperature, the first temperature being lower than which radio frequency ablation is performed. The plurality of heating electrodes can be configured to be heated to a second temperature, the second temperature being a temperature at which radio frequency ablation is performed.