Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2002-04-15
2010-11-30
Smith, Ruth S (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S373000, C600S393000, C600S422000, C600S423000, C606S032000, C606S033000, C606S046000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07844319
ABSTRACT:
Herein is disclosed a probe, including a first electrode disposed at least partially on the probe surface, a second electrode disposed at least partially on the probe surface, a first conductor electrically coupled to the first electrode, a second conductor electrically coupled to the second electrode, and a reactive element electrically coupling the first conductor and the second conductor.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4295467 (1981-10-01), Mann et al.
patent: 4431005 (1984-02-01), McCormick
patent: 4445501 (1984-05-01), Bresler
patent: 4572198 (1986-02-01), Codrington
patent: 4643186 (1987-02-01), Rosen et al.
patent: 4672972 (1987-06-01), Berke
patent: 4754752 (1988-07-01), Ginsburg et al.
patent: 4757820 (1988-07-01), Itoh
patent: 4766381 (1988-08-01), Conturo et al.
patent: 4813429 (1989-03-01), Eshel et al.
patent: 4823812 (1989-04-01), Eshel et al.
patent: 4832023 (1989-05-01), Murphy-Chutorian et al.
patent: 4859950 (1989-08-01), Keren
patent: 4932411 (1990-06-01), Fritschy et al.
patent: 4960106 (1990-10-01), Kubokawa
patent: 4989608 (1991-02-01), Ratner
patent: 5019075 (1991-05-01), Spears et al.
patent: 5095911 (1992-03-01), Pomeranz
patent: 5099208 (1992-03-01), Fitzpatrick et al.
patent: 5167233 (1992-12-01), Eberle et al.
patent: 5178618 (1993-01-01), Kandarpa
patent: 5190046 (1993-03-01), Shturman
patent: 5211165 (1993-05-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5217010 (1993-06-01), Tsitlik et al.
patent: 5251120 (1993-10-01), Smith
patent: 5271400 (1993-12-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5307808 (1994-05-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5307814 (1994-05-01), Kressel et al.
patent: 5318025 (1994-06-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5323776 (1994-06-01), Blakeley et al.
patent: 5323778 (1994-06-01), Kandarpa et al.
patent: 5334193 (1994-08-01), Nardella
patent: 5348010 (1994-09-01), Schnall et al.
patent: 5352979 (1994-10-01), Conturo
patent: 5358515 (1994-10-01), Hürter et al.
patent: 5365928 (1994-11-01), Rhinehart et al.
patent: 5370644 (1994-12-01), Langberg
patent: 5400787 (1995-03-01), Marandos
patent: 5413104 (1995-05-01), Buijs et al.
patent: 5419325 (1995-05-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5433717 (1995-07-01), Rubinsky et al.
patent: 5437277 (1995-08-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5443066 (1995-08-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5443489 (1995-08-01), Ben-Haim
patent: 5447156 (1995-09-01), Dumoulin et al.
patent: 5451232 (1995-09-01), Rhinehart et al.
patent: 5462055 (1995-10-01), Casey et al.
patent: 5476095 (1995-12-01), Schnall et al.
patent: 5498261 (1996-03-01), Strul
patent: 5507743 (1996-04-01), Edwards et al.
patent: 5512825 (1996-04-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 5540679 (1996-07-01), Fram et al.
patent: 5558093 (1996-09-01), Pomeranz
patent: 5578008 (1996-11-01), Hara
patent: 5588432 (1996-12-01), Crowley
patent: 5590657 (1997-01-01), Cain et al.
patent: 5623241 (1997-04-01), Minkoff
patent: 5662108 (1997-09-01), Budd et al.
patent: 5682897 (1997-11-01), Pomeranz
patent: 5685878 (1997-11-01), Falwell et al.
patent: 5699801 (1997-12-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 5706810 (1998-01-01), Rubinsky et al.
patent: 5715825 (1998-02-01), Crowley
patent: 5769800 (1998-06-01), Gelfand et al.
patent: 5775338 (1998-07-01), Hastings
patent: 5779669 (1998-07-01), Haissaguerre et al.
patent: 5792055 (1998-08-01), McKinnon
patent: 5833608 (1998-11-01), Acker
patent: 5840031 (1998-11-01), Crowley
patent: 5864234 (1999-01-01), Ludeke
patent: 5868674 (1999-02-01), Glowinski et al.
patent: 5879347 (1999-03-01), Saadat
patent: 5891134 (1999-04-01), Goble et al.
patent: 5916162 (1999-06-01), Snelten et al.
patent: 5928145 (1999-07-01), Ocali et al.
patent: 5928159 (1999-07-01), Eggers et al.
patent: 5938609 (1999-08-01), Pomeranz
patent: 5938692 (1999-08-01), Rudie
patent: 5964705 (1999-10-01), Truwit et al.
patent: 6004269 (1999-12-01), Crowley et al.
patent: 6011995 (2000-01-01), Guglielmi et al.
patent: 6026316 (2000-02-01), Kucharczyk et al.
patent: 6027500 (2000-02-01), Buckles et al.
patent: 6031375 (2000-02-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 6045532 (2000-04-01), Eggers et al.
patent: 6066136 (2000-05-01), Geistert
patent: 6128522 (2000-10-01), Acker et al.
patent: 6129670 (2000-10-01), Burdette et al.
patent: 6171240 (2001-01-01), Young et al.
patent: 6171241 (2001-01-01), McVeigh et al.
patent: 6188219 (2001-02-01), Reeder et al.
patent: 6226545 (2001-05-01), Gilderdale
patent: 6238390 (2001-05-01), Tu et al.
patent: 6263229 (2001-07-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 6272370 (2001-08-01), Gillies et al.
patent: 6284971 (2001-09-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 6332089 (2001-12-01), Acker et al.
patent: 6390996 (2002-05-01), Halperin et al.
patent: 6408202 (2002-06-01), Lima et al.
patent: 6428537 (2002-08-01), Swanson et al.
patent: 6549800 (2003-04-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 6556009 (2003-04-01), Kellman et al.
patent: 6593884 (2003-07-01), Gilboae et al.
patent: 6606513 (2003-08-01), Lardo et al.
patent: 6628980 (2003-09-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 6633780 (2003-10-01), Berget et al.
patent: 6654628 (2003-11-01), Silber et al.
patent: 6675033 (2004-01-01), Lardo et al.
patent: 6690963 (2004-02-01), Ben-Haim et al.
patent: 6701176 (2004-03-01), Halperin et al.
patent: 6714809 (2004-03-01), Lee et al.
patent: 6771067 (2004-08-01), Kellman et al.
patent: 6829509 (2004-12-01), MacDonald et al.
patent: 6898454 (2005-05-01), Atalar et al.
patent: 6904307 (2005-06-01), Karmarkar et al.
patent: 7236816 (2007-06-01), Kumar et al.
patent: 7422568 (2008-09-01), Yang et al.
patent: 2002/0055678 (2002-05-01), Scott et al.
patent: 2002/0095197 (2002-07-01), Lardo et al.
patent: 2002/0177771 (2002-11-01), Guttman et al.
patent: 2002/0192688 (2002-12-01), Yang et al.
patent: 2003/0028095 (2003-02-01), Tulley et al.
patent: 2003/0050557 (2003-03-01), Susil et al.
patent: 2003/0199755 (2003-10-01), Halperin
patent: 2003/0208252 (2003-11-01), O' Boyle et al.
patent: 2004/0015079 (2004-01-01), Berger et al.
patent: 2004/0046557 (2004-03-01), Karmarkar et al.
patent: 2006/0100506 (2006-05-01), Halperin
patent: 2006/0247684 (2006-11-01), Halperin et al.
patent: 0 466 424 (1992-01-01), None
patent: 466 424 (1992-01-01), None
patent: 0 557 127 (1993-08-01), None
patent: 557 127 (1993-08-01), None
patent: 0 673 621 (1995-09-01), None
patent: 0 557 127 (1996-03-01), None
patent: 6-70902 (1994-03-01), None
patent: 9-94238 (1997-04-01), None
patent: 87/04080 (1987-07-01), None
patent: 92/10213 (1992-06-01), None
patent: 94/23782 (1994-10-01), None
patent: WO 97/40396 (1997-10-01), None
patent: WO 98/52461 (1998-11-01), None
patent: WO 00/10456 (2000-03-01), None
patent: WO 00/25672 (2000-05-01), None
patent: WO 00/25672 (2000-05-01), None
patent: WO 02/083016 (2002-10-01), None
Kumar, A. “MR Imaging with a Biopsy Needle”Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 9:2148 (2001).
Quick, H. H. “Endourethral MRI”Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 1:142 (2000).
Atalar et al., “High Resolution Intravascular MRI and MRS Using a Catheter Receiver Coil,”Magnetic Resonance in Medicine36:596-605 (1996).
Chen et al., “Right Atrial Focal Atrial Fibrillation: Electrophysiologic Characteristics and Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation,”J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 10:328-335 (1999).
Chorro et al., “Transcatheter Ablation of the Sinus Node in Dogs Using High Frequency Current,”European Heart J. 11:82-89 (1990).
Garwood et al., “Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Adiabatic Using a Single Surface Coil for RF Transmission and Signal Detection,”Magnetic Resonance in Medicine9:25-34 (1989).
Hsieh et al., “Double Multielectrode Maping Catheters Facilitate Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Focal Atrial Fibrillation Originating from Pulmonary Veins,”J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 10:136-144 (1999).
International Search Report for PCT Application No. PCT/US03/17085; mailed Sep. 29, 2003.
Jolesz et al., “Interventional Magnetic Resonance Therapy,”Seminars in Intervention Radiology12:20-27 (1995).
Kalman et al., “Biophysical Characteristics of Radiofrequency Lesion Formation in Vivo: Dynamics of Catheter Tip-Tissue Contrast Evaluated by Intracardiac Echocardiography,”A
Atalar Ergin
Berger Ronald D.
Bottomley Paul
Calkins Hugh
Halperin Henry R.
LandOfFree
Systems and methods for magnetic-resonance-guided... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Systems and methods for magnetic-resonance-guided..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Systems and methods for magnetic-resonance-guided... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4235854