Methods and devices for ablation

US9055959B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

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

Inventors

• Matthias Vaska · Palo Alto, US
• Stephen Boyd · Murrieta, US
• Hanson S. Gifford, III · Woodside, US
• James L. Cox · Naples, US
• Jonathan L. Podmore · San Francisco, US
• John E. Crowe · Palo Alto, US
• Michael C. Holzbaur · East Palo Alto, US
• Timothy E. Ciciarelli · San Jose, US
• Drew A. Hoffmann · Portola Valley, US
• Casey Tansey · Redwood City, US
• John W. Sliwa · Los Altos Hills, US
• Scott C. Anderson · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2007
• Grant date: Jun 16, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 6, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/3629
• 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.