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Ablation catheter having a shape memory stylet

US11564725B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Adagio Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alexei V. Babkin · Albuquerque, US
Pedram Nourian · Tustin, US
Meital Mazor · Laguna Hills, US
Faysal S. Ahmed · Irvine, US
David Cabrita · Brussels, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 5, 2018
Grant date	Jan 31, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1435
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ablation apparatus for creating a lesion in target tissue, the ablation apparatus having an ablation shaft including a handle, a first portion, an ablation portion, distal tip, at least one ablation energy delivery lumen, at least one ablation energy return lumen, and a stylet lumen that extends substantially along a length of the ablation shaft from the handle to at least the ablation portion. The ablation apparatus also includes a stylet that is capable of being inserted into the stylet lumen where the stylet is made of a shape-memory material.

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