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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 22, 2006
Randell L. Werneth, San Diego, CA (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Topsfield, MA (US);
Hakan Oral, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fred Morady, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ricardo David Roman, San Diego, CA (US);
Marshall L. Sherman, Cardiff By The Sea, CA (US);
Randell L. Werneth, San Diego, CA (US);
J. Christopher Flaherty, Topsfield, MA (US);
Hakan Oral, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fred Morady, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ricardo David Roman, San Diego, CA (US);
Marshall L. Sherman, Cardiff By The Sea, CA (US);
Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. Embodiments include an ablation catheter that has an array of ablation elements attached to a deployable carrier assembly. The carrier assembly can be constrained within the lumen of a catheter, and deployed to take on an expanded condition. The carrier assembly includes multiple electrodes that are configured to ablate tissue at low power. Systems include an interface unit with a visual display that provides a visual representation of the geometry of the ablation elements and/or provides selection means for selecting an icon provided on the display.