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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2017
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Israel A. Byrd, Richfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00101 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00404 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00613 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1266 (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 ablation balloon catheter with conductive and non-conductive surfaces for focusing ablation energy at a desired portion of pulmonary vein tissue.