Ablation catheter
US9468495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N7/022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the mapping of electrical signals and the ablation of tissue. Embodiments include an ablation catheter that has an array of ablation elements attached to a deployable carrier assembly. The carrier assembly can be transformed from a compact, linear configuration to a helical configuration, such as to map and ablate pulmonary vein ostia.
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