Systems and methods using asymmetric multiple electrode arrays
    1.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods using asymmetric multiple electrode arrays 失效
    使用不对称多电极阵列的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5968040A

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-19

    申请号:US728698

    申请日:1996-10-28

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00 A61B17/39

    CPC分类号: A61N1/00

    摘要: Systems and methods support arrays of multiple electrodes in asymmetric pattern, either radially, or axially, or both. Radial asymmetry makes it possible provide localized density of electrodes. Axial asymmetry makes it possible to locate electrodes in a pattern that closely conforms to the irregular contours of an interior body cavity, like the heart. In a preferred embodiment, the systems and methods operate the multiple electrode arrays to form continuous lesion patterns.

    摘要翻译: 系统和方法以径向或轴向或两者不对称的方式支持多个电极的阵列。 径向不对称使得可能提供电极的局部密度。 轴向不对称使得可以将电极定位成与内部体腔的不规则轮廓紧密一致的图案,如心脏。 在优选实施例中,系统和方法操作多个电极阵列以形成连续的病变图案。

    Systems and methods employing structures having asymmetric mechanical
properties to support diagnostic or therapeutic elements in contact
with tissue in interior body regions
    2.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods employing structures having asymmetric mechanical properties to support diagnostic or therapeutic elements in contact with tissue in interior body regions 失效
    使用具有不对称机械性能的结构以支持与内部身体区域中的组织接触的诊断或治疗元件的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6014590A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-11

    申请号:US742564

    申请日:1996-10-28

    IPC分类号: A61B17/39

    摘要: Structures having asymmetric mechanical properties provide enhanced ability to support therapeutic or diagnostic elements in contact with tissue in an interior body region. The support structure includes a first region, which exhibits a first mechanical property affecting tissue contact, and a second region spaced from the first region about the axis, which exhibits a second mechanical property, different than the first mechanical property, affecting tissue contact. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second mechanical properties correlate with stiffness of the respective first and second regions, with the first region being more flexible (i.e., less stiff) than the second region. The first region, due to its greater flexibility, is more conformal to tissue than the second region. The less flexible (i.e., more stiff) second region imparts greater force against the tissue to urge the more flexible first region toward intimate tissue contact. In a preferred embodiment, the more flexible first region carries at least one therapeutic or diagnostic element.

    摘要翻译: 具有不对称机械特性的结构提供增强的能力,以支持与内部身体区域中的组织接触的治疗或诊断元件。 支撑结构包括表现出影响组织接触的第一机械特性的第一区域以及围绕轴线与第一区域隔开的第二区域,该第二区域具有影响组织接触的第二机械特性,该第二机械特性不同于第一机械特性。 在优选实施例中,第一和第二机械特性与相应的第一和第二区域的刚度相关,其中第一区域比第二区域更加柔性(即,较不硬)。 第一个区域由于其更大的灵活性,比第二个区域更适合组织。 较不柔性(即更硬)的第二区域赋予组织更大的力以促使更柔性的第一区域朝向紧密的组织接触。 在优选实施方案中,更灵活的第一区域携带至少一种治疗或诊断元件。

    Asymmetric multiple electrode support structures
    9.
    发明授权
    Asymmetric multiple electrode support structures 失效
    不对称多电极支撑结构

    公开(公告)号:US06216043B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-04-10

    申请号:US08742569

    申请日:1996-10-28

    IPC分类号: A61N100

    摘要: Multiple electrode support structures have asymmetric geometries, either axially, or radially, or both. The asymmetric support structures are assembled from spline elements that extend between a distal hub and a proximal base. In one embodiment, the spline elements are circumferentially spaced about the distal hub in a radially asymmetric fashion, creating a greater density of spline elements in one region of the structure than in another region. In the same or another embodiment, the spline elements are preformed in an axially asymmetric fashion along their lengths, creating a different geometry in their distal regions than in their proximal regions.

    摘要翻译: 多个电极支撑结构具有轴向或径向或两者的不对称几何形状。 不对称支撑结构由在远端轮毂和近侧基座之间延伸的花键元件组装。 在一个实施例中,花键元件以径向不对称的方式围绕远侧轮毂周向间隔开,在结构的一个区域中产生比在另一个区域更大的花键元件密度。 在相同或另一个实施例中,花键元件沿它们的长度以轴向不对称的方式预成型,在它们的远侧区域中产生与其近端区域不同的几何形状。