Medical device with sensor cooperating with expandable member
US6547788B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N7/022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tissue ablation catheter for forming a lesion along a substantially circumferential region of tissue is described. The catheter includes one or more sensors for monitoring the temperature of the tissue being ablated. The temperature sensors are mounted on the interior or exterior of an expandable member that is affixed to a shaft of the catheter.
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