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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Vessix Vascular, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Prabodh Mathur, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Rabih Nassif, Corona, CA (US);
Henry H. Lee, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Andres Dandler, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Joseluis Espinosa, San Diego, CA (US);
Vessix Vascular, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
Medical devices and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example device may include an expandable balloon including an outer surface. At least one flexible circuit may be mounted on the outer surface of the expandable balloon. The at least one flexible circuit may include a first insulating layer, at least one heat sensing device positioned at least partially within the first insulating layer, a conductive layer above the first insulating layer, at least a portion of which is electrically coupled to the heat sensing device, a second insulating layer above the conductive layer, and at least one electrode associated with the conductive layer.