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Radiofrequency ablation catheter
Assignee: INNOVATIVE CARDIAC SOLUTIONS Inc
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Filing: 1993-07-16
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Granted: 1994-12-06
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Expires: 2013-07-16
Abstract
Abstract A cardiac ablation apparatus including a solenoidal antenna, monitoring electrodes, and a coupling network at a distal end of a catheter transmission line, and another coupling network at the proximal end of the catheter transmission line to connect the catheter to the source of radiofrequency (RF) power and to an intracardiac electrogram monitor. Solenoidal antenna design includes single and multiple windings with varying geometrical features. Plated plastic tri-axial design of a transmission line offers unitary fabrication. A catheter with variable impedance electrode and gap coatings has features useful for both ablation and for hyperthermia applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin Langberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1492; A61B18/08; A61B18/18; A61B18/1815; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/06; A61N1/40; A61N1/403; A61B18/1206; A61B18/1233; A61B2018/00005; A61B2018/00053; A61B2018/00107; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00577; A61B2018/00636; A61B2018/00773; A61B2018/00839; A61B2018/183; A61B2018/1846; A61M; A61M2230/00; A61M2230/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A catheter for thermally destroying myocardial tissue in a heart chamber to treat arrythmia comprising a catheter body that carries an antenna having an axis, means for conducting electromagnetic power to the antenna while the catheter body is immersed in blood in a heart chamber, and means for conditioning the antenna to emit a helically generated electromagnetic field about the antenna axis that penetrates, heats, and thermally destroys myocardial tissue beyond the catheter body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A catheter for thermally destroying myocardial tissue in a heart chamber to treat arrythmia comprising a catheter body that carries an antenna having an axis, means for conducting electromagnetic power to the antenna while the catheter body is immersed in blood in a heart chamber, and means for conditioning the antenna to emit a helically generated electromagnetic field about the antenna axis that penetrates, heats, and thermally destroys myocardial tissue beyond the catheter body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
75 words
A catheter for thermally destroying myocardial tissue in a heart chamber to treat arrythmia comprising a catheter body that carries a solenoidal antenna having an axis, means for conducting electromagnetic power to the solenoidal antenna while the catheter body is immersed in blood in a heart chamber, and means for conditioning the solenoidal antenna to emit an electromagnetic field about the antenna axis to penetrate, heat, and thermally destroy myocardial tissue beyond the catheter body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A catheter for thermally destroying myocardial tissue in a heart chamber to treat arrythmia comprising a catheter body that carries a solenoidal antenna having an axis, means for conducting electromagnetic power to the solenoidal antenna while the catheter body is immersed in blood in a heart chamber, and means for conditioning the solenoidal antenna to emit an electromagnetic field about the antenna axis to penetrate, heat, and thermally destroy myocardial tissue beyond the catheter body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A catheter according to claim 1 and further including means carried by the catheter body for monitoring an endocardial signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A catheter according to claim 2 wherein the antenna is conditioned to emit the electromagnetic field symmetrically about the axis of the antenna.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A catheter according to claim 2 wherein the antenna is conditioned to emit the electromagnetic field asymmetrically about the axis of the antenna.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
196 words
A cardiac ablation catheter comprising a catheter body, solenoidal antenna means having an axis and carried within the catheter body, the solenoidal antenna means being operative, when conducting electromagnetic power, for emitting an electrical field while the catheter body is immersed in an intra-cardiac medium to thereby heat tissue, and power transmission means for connecting the solenoidal antenna means to an external source of electromagnetic power comprising a conductive connection at a first point of the solenoidal antenna means and a capacitive connection at a second point of the solenoidal antenna means to selectively condition the solenoidal antenna means, based upon the frequency of the conducted electromagnetic power, to operate in a first mode for heating tissue beyond the catheter body by emitting a helically generated electrical field that circulates around the catheter body in radially spaced arcuate paths about the solenoidal antenna means axis; to alternatively condition the solenoidal antenna means to operate in a second mode for heating tissue by emitting an electrical field that extends radially from the solenoidal antenna means axis; and to alternatively condition the solenoidal antenna means to operate in a range of modes between the first and second modes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
196 words
A cardiac ablation catheter comprising a catheter body, solenoidal antenna means having an axis and carried within the catheter body, the solenoidal antenna means being operative, when conducting electromagnetic power, for emitting an electrical field while the catheter body is immersed in an intra-cardiac medium to thereby heat tissue, and power transmission means for connecting the solenoidal antenna means to an external source of electromagnetic power comprising a conductive connection at a first point of the solenoidal antenna means and a capacitive connection at a second point of the solenoidal antenna means to selectively condition the solenoidal antenna means, based upon the frequency of the conducted electromagnetic power, to operate in a first mode for heating tissue beyond the catheter body by emitting a helically generated electrical field that circulates around the catheter body in radially spaced arcuate paths about the solenoidal antenna means axis; to alternatively condition the solenoidal antenna means to operate in a second mode for heating tissue by emitting an electrical field that extends radially from the solenoidal antenna means axis; and to alternatively condition the solenoidal antenna means to operate in a range of modes between the first and second modes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A catheter according to claim 6 and further including electrode means carried by the catheter body for monitoring an endocardial signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A catheter according to claim 6 wherein the power transmission means includes means for altering the capacitive impedance of the capacitive connection.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A catheter according to claim 6 wherein the transmission means includes a fixed capacitive impedance at the capacitive connection.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A catheter according to claim 6 wherein the solenoidal antenna means forms a helix.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A catheter according to claim 6 wherein the helically generated electrical field is symmetric about the axis of the solenoidal antenna means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A catheter according to claim 6 wherein the helically generated electrical field is asymmetric about the axis of the solenoidal antenna means.
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