System for inducing desirable temperature effects on body tissue
US9125667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2007/126
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A catheter and catheter system may be used to treat disease tissue by gentle heating in combination with gentle or standard dilation. An elongate flexible catheter body with a radially expandable balloon having a plurality of electrodes engage tissue including diseased tissue when the structure expands.
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