IRREVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION AND THERMAL ABLATION BY FOCAL CATHETER

    公开(公告)号:EP4115831A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-11

    申请号:EP22155797.8

    申请日:2022-02-09

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61B18/00 A61B90/00

    摘要: Examples presented herein generally include a catheter and a system configured to deliver electrical pulses for ablation by IRE and methods for constructing and using the same. The catheter and system can further be configured to delivery RF electrical current for thermal ablation interleaved with ablation by IRE, simultaneously with ablation by IRE, and/or separately from ablation by IRE. The catheter can have a linear distal portion with a tip electrode, a middle ring electrode, and a proximal ring electrode. The electrodes be configured in several combinations to provide unipolar ablation, bipolar ablation, and/or a combination thereof.

    PULSED FIELD ABLATION CATHETER
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP4115832A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-11

    申请号:EP22155820.8

    申请日:2022-02-09

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61B18/00

    摘要: A catheter can have a distal circular region that can contract in circumference via manipulation of a pull wire. The circular region can have electrodes distributed around the circumference that are suitable for mapping and/or ablation, and preferably suitable for IRE ablation. The catheter can include a cross-over region near a distal end of a shaft in which elongated elements extend at an angle to the longitudinal axis. The cross-over region can be bounded by an intermediate tube having four lumens and a distal tube having three lumens. The circular region can include structural features to facilitate contraction such as a support member having a preferable bending direction, polymer tubing segments positioned to inhibit bending stress on electrodes, navigation sensors positioned to inhibit bending stress on said sensors and electrodes, and a distal assembly at a distal end of the circular region.

    THERMALLY ISOLATED THERMOCOUPLE
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3510956A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-17

    申请号:EP19150938.9

    申请日:2019-01-09

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61B18/00

    摘要: A thermocouple assembly may feature a plurality of temperature sensors formed by thermocouple junctions. The sensors may be disposed within an inner diameter of the tubular element and sealed within the tubular element by thermally conductive material. An air gap may be defined by the thermally conductive material and the interior diameter of the tubular element between each pair of adjacent temperature sensors to improve thermal isolation.

    INTRAVASCULAR DEVICE INCLUDING HIGH VOLTAGE COAXIAL CONDUCTOR WIRING

    公开(公告)号:EP4215140A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-26

    申请号:EP23152458.8

    申请日:2023-01-19

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14 A61B18/00

    摘要: Wiring is disclosed herein that is configured to supply IRE ablation signals through a catheter body and is resistant against dielectric breakdown, arcing, and noise during ablation. The wiring includes a highly conductive core, a conductive cover surrounding the core that has lower electrical and/or thermal conductivity than the core, and an insulative jacket surrounding the conductive cover. A catheter including such wiring may be suitable for supplying electrical signals to tissue to perform IRE ablation. In some examples, such a catheter can also be suitable for reversible electroporation and/or RF ablation.