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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Structure Of Body-contacting Electrode Or Electrode Inserted In Body > Electrode Placed In Body > Electrode Placed In Or On Heart Electrode Placed In Or On HeartElectrode Placed In Or On Heart patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/21/06 - 20060287592 - Catheter with contractable mapping assembly The invention is directed to a mapping catheter useful for mapping tubular regions in and around the heart. The catheter comprises an elongated tubular catheter body. A mapping assembly is provided at the distal end of the catheter body. The mapping assembly comprises a tubular structure comprising a pre-formed generally ... 12/07/06 - 20060276703 - Catheter having multiple spines each having electrical mapping and location sensing capabilities An improved catheter is provided that is particularly useful for mapping the electrical activity in a heart. The catheter comprises a plurality of spines each capable of obtaining electrical, mechanical and locational data. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen ... 10/26/06 - 20060241366 - Electrophysiology loop catheter An electrophysiology catheter including control, localization, and/or fluid delivery features, and methods of using the same. One embodiment of the invention is directed to an electrophysiology catheter including a superelastic wire and a cable, and a method of controlling the catheter using the cable. Another embodiment is directed to an ... 09/21/06 - 20060211935 - Catheter lead placement system and method A catheter system includes a mapping catheter having an open lumen and a mapping arrangement provided at a distal end of the mapping catheter. A balloon catheter is movably disposed within the open lumen of the mapping catheter. The balloon catheter has an open lumen dimensioned to receive a lead. ... 06/29/06 - 20060142652 - Concepts using the improved composite flexible and conductive catheter electrode bands and their method of construction This invention discloses improvements in concepts in the configuration of and the utilization of a “Composite Flexible and Conductive electrode bands”. Also this document will illustrate an example method from which to construct such “Flexible” components (thermoplastic-polymer/elastomer disc) and “Conductive” components (thin metal disc) which then can be made into ... 05/25/06 - 20060111627 - Catheter and method for mapping purkinje fibers An improved catheter is provided that is particularly useful for mapping the Purkinje fibers for potential diagnosis of ventricular fibrillation. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. Mounted at the distal end of the catheter body is ... 05/18/06 - 20060106297 - Multifunctional catheter handle The invention is directed to a multifunctional catheter handle. The handle comprises a handle body and a core mounted within the handle body. A piston is provided having a distal end mounted in the handle body and a proximal end extending outside the handle body, to which a catheter body ... 05/18/06 - 20060106296 - Multi-tip steerable catheter An improved catheter is provided that is particularly useful for simultaneously mapping electrical activity at multiple locations within the heart. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. A control handle is attached to the proximal end of ... 05/18/06 - 20060106295 - Soft linear mapping catheter with stabilizing tip A catheter adapted for mapping near a tubular region of a heart, has an elongated tubular catheter body having proximal and distal ends, an intermediate section distal of the catheter body, and a mapping assembly at the distal end of the intermediate section. The electrode-carrying mapping assembly has a generally ... 05/11/06 - 20060100495 - Extended treatment zone catheter A catheter having an extended treatment zone for cooling tissue is provided. The catheter includes an elongate catheter body having a distal tip, and a fluid injection conduit disposed inside the catheter body defining a return lumen therein. The fluid injection conduit further defines two or more injection orifices including ... 03/16/06 - 20060058598 - Catheter having anchoring and stabilizing devices A catheter is provided having a catheter body whose distal end has an anchoring device and a stabilizing device that are adapted to respectively sit in and sit outside of an opening of a tubular region, such as an ostium of a pulmonary vein. A sheath covering the catheter body ... 01/12/06 - 20060009690 - Basket catheter with improved expansion mechanism A catheter is provided that has a basket-shaped electrode assembly with an improved mechanism for expanding and contracting the electrode array. The expansion mechanism is designed to permit reproducible reintroduction of the catheter into the heart. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body having at least one lumen therethrough. A ... 01/12/06 - 20060009689 - Basket catheter with multiple location sensors An improved basket catheter is provided that is particularly useful for mapping the heart. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen therethrough. A basket-shaped electrode assembly is mounted at the distal end of the catheter body. The basket assembly has ... 11/10/05 - 20050251001 - Guiding introducer system for use in medical procedures in the left ventricle A guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of arrhythmia associated with the left ventricle from the ventricular side comprising an inner guiding introducer and an outer guiding introducer wherein the inner guiding introducer is comprised of a first and second section and the outer guiding introducer is comprised ... 11/03/05 - 20050245800 - La placian electrode A catheter tip for mapping is provided. The medical probe tip includes a first mapping ring electrode and a second mapping ring electrode that is electrically insulated from the first mapping ring electrode. The second mapping ring electrode is located substantially concentric to the first mapping ring electrode, and is ... 08/25/05 - 20050187456 - Electrophysiology/ablation catheter having second passage A deflectable tip cardiac electrophysiology/ablation lumen catheter includes first and second passages, one of which communicates with an inflatable member or balloon. The second passage terminates in an opening or port downstream of the inflatable member. The second passage is adapted to introduce a liquid during an electrophysiology study while ... 08/25/05 - 20050187455 - Electrophysiology/ablation catheter having deflection assembly An electrophysiology/ablation catheter assembly includes an elongated flexible casing that received a first catheter deflection assembly. Electrical leads are connected to each electrode on a distal portion of the catheter assembly and extend through the casing for external connection at a proximal end of the catheter assembly. A first actuator ... 07/07/05 - 20050148837 - Catheter having multiple spines each having electrical mapping and location sensing capabilities An improved catheter is provided that is particularly useful for mapping the electrical activity in a heart. The catheter comprises a plurality of spines each capable of obtaining electrical, mechanical and locational data. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen ... 07/07/05 - 20050148836 - Catheter device Catheter device comprising a catheter (2), particularly an intravascular catheter, for insertion into an organ or vessel of the human or animal body, with a device for ablation of the adjacent organ tissue or vessel tissue using high-frequency currents in the region of the tip of the catheter, a device ... 06/02/05 - 20050119545 - Surgical methods and apparatus for maintaining contact between tissue and electrophysiology elements and confirming whether a therapeutic lesion has been formed Surgical systems, devices and methods including one or more tissue stimulation elements that, in some instances, may also be used for sensing purposes. Some of the surgical devices also include a tissue coagulation element. ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |