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Conformal catheter
Assignee: Biosense Webster Inc
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Filing: 1997-12-31
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Granted: 2000-05-16
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Expires: 2017-12-31
Abstract
Abstract An invasive probe apparatus includes a flexible, elongate probe having a distal end for insertion into the patient's body, first and second position sensors in a fixed, known relation to the distal end for generating signals responsive to their respective position coordinates and at least one contact sensor along a radial surface of the probe for generating a signal representing its contact with body tissue to be ablated by electrodes on the probe.
Inventors
- 👤 Shlomo Ben-Haim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/06; A61B1/00; A61B1/005; A61B1/0051; A61B1/0055; A61B1/0056; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B17/22004; A61B17/22012; A61B17/34; A61B17/3403; A61B34/00; A61B34/20; A61B5/061; A61B5/24; A61B5/25; A61B5/279; A61B5/28; A61B5/283; A61B5/287; A61B5/68; A61B5/6846; A61B5/6885; A61B8/00; A61B8/08; A61B8/0833; A61B8/0841; A61B8/12; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0105; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/02; A61N1/04; A61N1/06; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B18/00; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/24; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00039; A61B2017/00044; A61B2017/00048; A61B2017/00053; A61B2017/00106; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B2017/00247; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/003; A61B2017/00831; A61B2017/00867; A61B2017/22005; A61B2017/22007; A61B2017/22008; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00345; A61B2018/00351; A61B2018/00392; A61B2018/2255; A61B2018/2272; A61B2034/2046; A61B2034/2051; A61B90/00; A61B90/06; A61B2090/061; A61B2090/064; A61B2090/065; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3954; A61B2090/3958; A61M2025/0166; A61N1/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
Invasive probe apparatus comprising: a flexible, elongate probe, having a distal end for insertion into the body of a subject, comprising: first and second position sensors, fixed in a known relation to the distal end, which generate signals responsive to position coordinates thereof; and at least one contact sensor along a radial surface thereof, which generates signals responsive to contact of the radial surface with a surface inside the body; and signal processing circuitry, which receives the position-responsive and contact-responsive signals and processes them to determine the locations of a plurality of points along the length of a portion of the probe in a vicinity of the first and second position sensors.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
Invasive probe apparatus comprising: a flexible, elongate probe, having a distal end for insertion into the body of a subject, comprising: first and second position sensors, fixed in a known relation to the distal end, which generate signals responsive to position coordinates thereof; and at least one contact sensor along a radial surface thereof, which generates signals responsive to contact of the radial surface with a surface inside the body; and signal processing circuitry, which receives the position-responsive and contact-responsive signals and processes them to determine the locations of a plurality of points along the length of a portion of the probe in a vicinity of the first and second position sensors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the position sensor comprises at least one coil, which generates signals responsive to an externally-applied magnetic field.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the signal processing circuitry determines six-dimensional position and orientation coordinates of at least one of the position sensor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, and comprising a bend sensor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one contact sensor comprises a pressure sensor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one contact sensor comprises a proximity sensor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 6, and comprising a physiological sensor disposed along the length of the portion of the probe.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 and comprising an ablation device disposed along the length of the portion of the probe.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the ablation device comprises at least one RF electrode, radially disposed along the length of the portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the at least one RF electrode comprises a longitudinal row of electrodes.
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