Methods and devices for ablation

US7338486B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. · US

Inventors

• John W. Sliwa · Los Altos Hills, US
• Matthias Vaska · Palo Alto, US
• Jonathan L. Podmore · San Francisco, US
• Scott C. Anderson · Sunnyvale, US
• Gerard Champsaur · Palo Alto, US
• John E. Crowe · Palo Alto, US
• Stephen A. Morse · Menlo Park, US
• Gary H. Miller · Milpitas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2008
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N2007/0078
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspect, the ablating device may be submerged in liquid during operation.