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Ablation catheter
Assignee: Supfina Grieshaber GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1997-07-21
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Granted: 2000-06-27
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Expires: 2017-07-21
Abstract
Abstract An ablation catheter is disclosed having proximal and distal ends and an external surface, a lumen contained within the catheter body, a plurality of openings in the surface of the catheter, wherein the openings are in communication with the lumen, one or more electrodes secured within the catheter within the lumen and a source for conductive media to be introduced into the lumen to contact the electrode. The ablation catheter also may contain a conductive media flow control system which controls the flow of the conductive media through the openings in the surface of the catheter. Also disclosed is a process for ablation of human tissue including introducing an ablation catheter into the human body to a location to be ablated, passing a conductive media through a lumen of the catheter to contact one or more electrodes, passing the conductive media through the openings in the catheter body to contact the tissue to be ablated, and conducting energy from the electrode through the conductive media to the tissue for a sufficient period of time to ablate the tissue.
Inventors
- 👤 John F. Swartz
- 👤 Michael C. Bednarek
- 👤 Richard E. Stehr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 08:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00107; A61B2018/00148; A61B2018/00273; A61B2018/00291; A61B2018/00636; A61B2018/00773; A61B2018/00839; A61B18/1206; A61B2018/1246; A61B2018/1253; A61B2018/1472
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, (d) a conductive media flow control system, comprising a coiled electrode with a series of individual coils extending along the length of the lumen, wherein a diameter of a space within a plurality of the individual coils of the coiled electrode varies, and (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the coiled electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, (d) a conductive media flow control system, comprising a coiled electrode with a series of individual coils extending along the length of the lumen, wherein a diameter of a space within a plurality of the individual coils of the coiled electrode varies, and (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the coiled electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
106 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, (d) an electrode secured to the catheter body and located within the lumen, wherein the electrode further comprises a plurality of coiled electrodes and wherein an inside diameter of individual coils of the plurality of coiled electrode varies over the length of the coiled electrode, and (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
106 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, (d) an electrode secured to the catheter body and located within the lumen, wherein the electrode further comprises a plurality of coiled electrodes and wherein an inside diameter of individual coils of the plurality of coiled electrode varies over the length of the coiled electrode, and (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
159 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of conductive media outlet openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, wherein said plurality of conductive media outlet openings form a linear line of openings extended down the catheter body, (d) an electrode secured to the catheter body and located within the lumen, (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the electrode, and (f) a conductive media flow control system structured to expel the conductive media through substantially all of the plurality of conductive media outlet openings, wherein the conductive media flow control system comprises a coiled electrode with a series of individual coils extending along the length of the lumen, wherein a diameter of a space within the individual coils of the coiled electrode varies.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
159 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of conductive media outlet openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, wherein said plurality of conductive media outlet openings form a linear line of openings extended down the catheter body, (d) an electrode secured to the catheter body and located within the lumen, (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the electrode, and (f) a conductive media flow control system structured to expel the conductive media through substantially all of the plurality of conductive media outlet openings, wherein the conductive media flow control system comprises a coiled electrode with a series of individual coils extending along the length of the lumen, wherein a diameter of a space within the individual coils of the coiled electrode varies.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
149 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of conductive media outlet openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, wherein said plurality of conductive media outlet openings form a linear line of openings extended down the catheter body, (d) an electrode secured to the catheter body and located within the lumen, wherein the electrode further comprises a plurality of coiled electrodes and wherein an inside diameter of individual coils of the coiled electrode varies over the length of the coiled electrode, (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the electrode, and (f) a conductive media flow control system for expelling the conductive media through substantially all of the plurality of conductive media outlet openings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
149 words
An ablation catheter comprising (a) a catheter body with proximal and distal ends and an external surface, (b) a lumen within the catheter body, (c) a plurality of conductive media outlet openings in the external surface of the catheter body which are in communication with the lumen, wherein said plurality of conductive media outlet openings form a linear line of openings extended down the catheter body, (d) an electrode secured to the catheter body and located within the lumen, wherein the electrode further comprises a plurality of coiled electrodes and wherein an inside diameter of individual coils of the coiled electrode varies over the length of the coiled electrode, (e) an introduction system for introducing a conductive media into the lumen to contact the electrode, and (f) a conductive media flow control system for expelling the conductive media through substantially all of the plurality of conductive media outlet openings.
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