Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for cryogenically ablating tissue and adjusting cryogenic ablation regions
- Patent Title (中): 用于低温消融组织和调节低温消融区域的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12432538Application Date: 2009-04-29
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Publication No.: US08480663B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Frank W. Ingle , Robert F. Bencini , Josef V. Koblish , Jonathan A. Wohlgemuth , Paul Roche
- Applicant: Frank W. Ingle , Robert F. Bencini , Josef V. Koblish , Jonathan A. Wohlgemuth , Paul Roche
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLC
- Main IPC: A61B18/18
- IPC: A61B18/18

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for performing cryogenic ablation of tissue and adjusting the size and/or location of a cryogenic cooling region. A cooling assembly may include tubes for dispensing and exhausting a coolant or refrigerant. One or both of the tubes may be moved, e.g., slidably adjusted, in order to adjust the location or size of a cryogenic ablation region. The cooling assembly may be integrated into cryogenic ablation devices including a cryogenic balloon device that includes an inner inflatable balloon and another balloon that is at least partially wrapped around the inner balloon and carries refrigerant for performing cryo-ablation. Electrodes permit electrical mapping of tissue before or after cryo-ablation to verify success of the procedure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090287202A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CRYOGENICALLY ABLATING TISSUE AND ADJUSTING CRYOGENIC ABLATION REGIONS Public/Granted day:2009-11-19
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