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Electrode catheter device with indifferent electrode for direct current tissue therapies

US9877781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

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

Inventors

Martin M. Grasse · Basel, CH
Richard E. Stehr · Stillwater, US
Israel A. Byrd · Richfield, US
Lynn E. Gilmour · Savage, US
D. Curtis Deno · Missouri City, US
Troy T. Tegg · Elk River, US
James V. Kauphusman · Champlin, US
Saurav Paul · Minnetonka, US
Jeffrey A. Schweitzer · Windom, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2011
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0681
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrode catheter device with indifferent electrode for direct current tissue therapies is disclosed. An example of the catheter device has a flexible tubing with at least one ablation electrode. The catheter device also may also be used with a sheath for introducing the flexible tubing inside a patient's body. An indifferent electrode on the sheath can provide a ground for a direct current (DC) pulse to deliver electrical energy and create an electrical field adjacent a tissue. Various other embodiments are also disclosed.

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