Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for cooling and moving ablation elements
- Patent Title (中): 用于冷却和移动消融元件的装置和方法
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Application No.: US14045446Application Date: 2013-10-03
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Publication No.: US08814852B2Publication Date: 2014-08-26
- Inventor: Zhenyi Ma , Gleb V. Klimovitch , John W. Sliwa
- Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Dykema Gossett PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61B18/00
Abstract:
A medical device comprising a cell including an ablation element and a carrier configured to receive at least a portion of said ablation element is disclosed. The medical device further comprises a tube enclosing the cell. At least a portion of the tube includes a membrane and the tube includes at least one hole proximate the ablation element for facilitating fluid flow. The medical device further comprises a fluid inlet for providing fluid to the interior of the tube. A method of using the medical device is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140031806A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND MOVING ABLATION ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2014-01-30
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