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Medical devices for renal nerve ablation having rotatable shafts

US10022182B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Martin R. Willard · Maple Grove, US
Patrick A. Haverkost · Corcoran, US
Gary Pederson · Albertville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 20, 2014
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1467
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device for renal denervation may include a catheter shaft including an outer shaft having a lumen formed therein and an inner shaft extending within the lumen of the outer shaft. The catheter may further include an expandable member having a proximal region coupled to a distal region of the outer shaft, and a distal region of the expandable member may be coupled to a distal region of the inner shaft. In some embodiments, one or more active electrodes may be disposed on an exterior surface of the expandable member and capable of providing the renal denervation treatment. In some embodiments, the inner shaft may be rotatable in relation to the outer shaft and/or the outer shaft may be rotatable in relation to the inner shaft.

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