Expandable-collapsible mesh electrode structures
US5891136A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00839
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Collapsible electrode assemblies and associated methods employ an array of filaments assembled to form a mesh structure. The mesh structure is adapted to selectively assume an expanded geometry having a first maximum diameter and a collapsed geometry having a second maximum diameter less than the first maximum diameter. Preferably, at least one of the filaments includes an electrically conductive material adapted for coupling to a source of ablation energy for transmitting ablation energy.
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