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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Martin M. Grasse, Boston, MA (US);
Richard E. Stehr, Tucson, AZ (US);
Israel A. Byrd, Richfield, MN (US);
Lynn E. Gilmour, Savage, MN (US);
D. Curtis Deno, Andover, MN (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
James V. Kauphusman, Champlin, MN (US);
Saurav Paul, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Schweitzer, St. Paul, MN (US);
Martin M. Grasse, Boston, MA (US);
Richard E. Stehr, Tucson, AZ (US);
Israel A. Byrd, Richfield, MN (US);
Lynn E. Gilmour, Savage, MN (US);
D. Curtis Deno, Andover, MN (US);
Troy T. Tegg, Elk River, MN (US);
James V. Kauphusman, Champlin, MN (US);
Saurav Paul, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Schweitzer, St. Paul, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrode catheter device with indifferent electrode for direct current tissue therapies is disclosed. An example of the catheter device has a flexible tubing with at least one ablation electrode. The catheter device also may also be used with a sheath for introducing the flexible tubing inside a patient's body. An indifferent electrode on the sheath can provide a ground for a direct current (DC) pulse to deliver electrical energy and create an electrical field adjacent a tissue. Various other embodiments are also disclosed.