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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hosheng Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Chi-Wu James Chang, Cerritos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Irvine Biomedical, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600374 ; 606 41 ; 604 96 ; 607122 ;
Abstract
A cardiovascular catheter probe system suitable for electrophysiology mapping and radiofrequency ablation of cardiac tissue comprises a plurality of catheter shafts having a proximal end, a distal handle, and a lumen extending therebetween, wherein a distal portion of the shaft is deflectable and inflatable; the wavy soft distal section is inflatable to conform intimately to the irregular intracardiac tissue surface, wherein conducting electrodes are secured on the hills of said inflatable wavy soft shaft.