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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Raphael Hon, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22051 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods and devices for performing ablation via a cryoablation catheter. An ablation catheter having a cyroablation chamber at its distal end can be used to achieve a uniform ablation band in or around the pulmonary veins. The cyrochamber can house a dispersion member in fluid communication with a refrigerant supply and can function to evenly distribute received refrigerant over some portion of the inner wall of the cryochamber. As a result of this even distribution of refrigerant within the cyrochamber, uniform ablation of the targeted tissue of the patient can be achieved.