Title:
多機能医療用カテーテル
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4850697
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present invention provides multi-functional medical catheters, systems and methods for their use. In one particular embodiment, a medical catheter (100) includes a flexible elongate body (105) having a proximal end (110) and a distal end (120). A plurality of spaced apart electrodes (130-136) are operably attached to the flexible body near the distal end. At least some of the electrodes are adapted for mapping a tissue and, in some embodiments, at least one of the electrodes is adapted for ablating a desired portion of the tissue. The catheter includes a plurality of tissue orientation detectors (140-146) disposed between at least some of the electrodes. In this manner, the medical catheter is capable of tissue mapping, tissue imaging, tissue orientation, and/or tissue treatment functions.
Inventors:
Panes, Drin
Swanson, David K.
Swanson, David K.
Application Number:
JP2006508785A
Publication Date:
January 11, 2012
Filing Date:
February 20, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Limited
International Classes:
A61B8/12; A61B5/01; A61B5/296; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61N1/05; A61B17/00; A61B19/00; A61N1/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH07178113A | 1995-07-18 |
Foreign References:
| EP0928601A1 | 1999-07-14 | |||
| US5882346A | 1999-03-16 | |||
| US5643197A | 1997-07-01 | |||
| US6490474B1 | 2002-12-03 | |||
| US6240307B1 | 2001-05-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita