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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2020
Crc Ep, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Alan De La Rama, Cerritos, CA (US);
Cary Hata, Irvine, CA (US);
CRC EP, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Abstract
A mapping and ablation catheter is presented. The mapping and ablation catheter comprising an elongated catheter shaft and an ablation portion being arranged at a distal end of the catheter shaft, wherein: the ablation portion comprises a plurality of loop segments; at least one first loop segment of the plurality of loop segments exhibits one or more ablation electrodes, the one or more ablation electrodes being configured for delivering energy to vascular tissue; the loop segments together form a three-dimensional spiral; and respective diameters of the loop segments are such that each loop segment rests on a neighboring loop segment when the three-dimensional spiral is compressed. The plurality of loop segments comprises a stabilizer loop segment, which does not does not exhibit any electrodes, wherein the stabilizer loop segment is the most proximal loop segment of the plurality of loop segments.