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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ramin N. Tehrani, Marlborough, MA (US);
Christopher A. Benning, Hopkinton, MA (US);
George Wilfred Duval, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00767 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0091 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00946 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems for ablation therapy. A configurable ablation probe includes at least two electrodes, the surface areas of which can be manipulated and then fixed by the user. Some methods include adjusting the relative surface areas during a sequence of ablation steps to preferentially create lesions closer to one electrode or the other. Some methods include adjusting the position of one of the electrodes during therapy delivery to create elongated lesions.