Combination linear ablation and cooled tip RF catheters

Details Combination linear ablation and cooled tip RF catheters Combination linear ablation and cooled tip RF catheters

1998-03-27

2000-01-18

Peffley, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

607101, 607105, A61B 1739

Patent

active

060154071

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for ablating body tissue is provided that is particularly adapted for creating both linear and point lesions in the endocardium. The apparatus comprises an elongate tubular member having a tip electrode and an ablation section mounted thereon. The ablation section includes one or more spaced electrodes, a fluid permeable foam material, and a fluid impermeable covering having a plurality of holes formed in it. The flow of conductive fluid to the ablation section during use allows contact to be maintained between the electrodes and the tissue to be ablated so as to minimize the formation of lesion breaks. The conductive fluid also serves to cool the tip electrode during its use by delivering the fluid to the tip electrode before routing it to the ablation section. In preferred embodiments, use of a shape wire and/or one or more pullwires allows the inventive apparatus to be more easily manipulated during the ablation procedure.

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