Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ablation catheter with dual optical-electrical stimulation and sensing
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Application No.: US17163787Application Date: 2021-02-01
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Publication No.: US11744642B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Gonzalo Martinez , Timothy G. Laske , Mark T. Stewart
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Main IPC: A61B18/12
- IPC: A61B18/12 ; A61B18/24 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B90/30 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B18/16 ; A61B1/00

Abstract:
A device, system, and method for optically evaluating and treating or ablating tissue. Specifically, device, system, and method allow for the optical and/or electrical evaluation of tissue at the same location(s) at which ablation or treatment or ablation energy is delivered. This allows for a more accurate evaluation of lesion formation and tissue condition before, during, and/or after a treatment or ablation procedure. In one embodiment, a device for performing a medical procedure includes an elongate body including a proximal portion, a distal portion having a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, and a distal tip electrode at the elongate body distal end, the tip electrode being optically transparent and electrically conductive. The device may also include optical windows in the elongate body aligned with one or more transparent lateral electrodes for optically interrogating tissue and/or for delivering treatment or ablation energy to tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210145515A1 ABLATION CATHETER WITH DUAL OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND SENSING Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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