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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2005
Sandra Machado, Beachwood, OH (US);
Andre Machado, Beachwood, OH (US);
Ali Rezai, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Sandra Machado, Beachwood, OH (US);
Andre Machado, Beachwood, OH (US);
Ali Rezai, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A minimally invasive intraluminal electrode assembly that includes a cannulated tube and a plurality of wires disposed within the cannulated tube. Each of the plurality of wires has one of a plurality of electrical contacts on a distal end thereof. The distal portion of the plurality of wires assumes a radially constrained configuration within the cannulated tube in a retracted position and a radially extended position outward of the cannulated tube in a deployed position. The electrode assembly further comprises a spring electrode connecting the plurality of electrical contacts to collectively form a substantially circular configuration in a deployed position.