发明名称 |
Low power tissue ablation system |
摘要 |
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue. Embodiments include an ablation catheter that has an array of ablation elements attached to a deployable carrier assembly. The carrier assembly can be constrained within the lumen of a catheter, and deployed to take on an expanded condition. The carrier assembly includes multiple electrodes that are configured to ablate tissue at low power. Additional embodiments include a system that includes an interface unit for delivering one or more forms of energy to the ablation catheter. |
申请公布号 |
US8834461(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.09.16 |
申请号 |
US200611484878 |
申请日期 |
2006.07.11 |
申请人 |
Medtronic Ablation Frontiers LLC |
发明人 |
Werneth Randell L.;Kunis Christopher G.;Flaherty J. Christopher;Sherman Marshall L. |
分类号 |
A61B18/14;A61B17/00;A61B18/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B18/14 |
代理机构 |
Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. |
代理人 |
Christopher & Weisberg, P.A. |
主权项 |
1. An ablation system for an operator to treat a patient, said system comprising:
an ablation catheter including a first carrier arm having ablation elements and a second carrier arm having ablation elements for delivering thermal ablative energy to tissue, said catheter comprising a flexible shaft with a proximal end and a distal end, each ablation element having an electrical, tissue contact portion configured to deliver thermal ablative energy to tissue, a thermal dissipation portion that is electrically isolated from the electrical portion and configured to dissipate heat from the electrical portion into circulating blood, and a fin projecting from the thermal dissipation portion; an interface unit providing energy to the ablation catheter; and the interface unit monitoring at least one parameter of the system and preventing energy delivered from exceeding a cumulative energy threshold value, the cumulative energy being calculated as a sum of energy delivered over time. |
地址 |
Minneapolis MN US |