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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Alexander J. Asconeguy, Murrieta, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alexander J. Asconeguy, Murrieta, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00351 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical system, including a catheter having a fluid flow path and a distal portion separated from the fluid flow path; a plurality of electrodes coupled to the distal portion; at least one temperature sensor coupled to the distal portion; a heat sink in thermal communication with each electrode and in fluid communication with the fluid flow path; a radiofrequency signal generator in communication with the plurality of electrodes; and a fluid source in fluid communication with the fluid flow path.