ELECTRODE CATHETER DEVICE WITH INDIFFERENT ELECTRODE FOR DIRECT CURRENT TISSUE THERAPIES
摘要
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.
申请公布号
EP2613723(A4)
申请公布日期
2015.04.15
申请号
EP20110842039
申请日期
2011.11.18
申请人
ST. JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIVISION INC.
发明人
GRASSE, MARTIN MAITRE;STEHR, RICHARD E.;BYRD, ISRAEL ALEXANDER;CLARK, LYNN ELEANOR;DENO, D. CURTIS;TEGG, TROY T.;KAUPHUSMAN, JAMES V.;PAUL, SAURAV;SCHWEITZER, JEFFREY A.