WO2013048725A3 - Electrosurgical balloons - Google Patents

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WO2013048725A3
WO2013048725A3 PCT/US2012/054725 US2012054725W WO2013048725A3 WO 2013048725 A3 WO2013048725 A3 WO 2013048725A3 US 2012054725 W US2012054725 W US 2012054725W WO 2013048725 A3 WO2013048725 A3 WO 2013048725A3
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electrosurgical
electrodes
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Eliot F. Bloom
Vaclav O. Podany
Chad M. Greenlaw
Brian M. Conley
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Medtronic Advanced Energy Llc
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Priority to CN201280037221.5A priority patent/CN103732169A/en
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Priority to EP12767156.8A priority patent/EP2760522A2/en
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1492Probes or electrodes therefor having a flexible, catheter-like structure, e.g. for heart ablation
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    • A61B2018/00255Multiple balloons arranged one inside another
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    • A61B2018/00315Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00345Vascular system
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    • A61B2018/00434Neural system
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    • A61B2018/00505Urinary tract
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    • A61B18/04Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/1206Generators therefor
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    • A61B18/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14Probes or electrodes therefor
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    • A61B2218/00Details of surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2218/001Details of surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body having means for irrigation and/or aspiration of substances to and/or from the surgical site
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Abstract

An electrosurgical balloon includes an inflatable balloon body formed of a non-conductive substrate material. One or more electrodes are disposed on an exterior surface of the balloon body. The electrodes can include a pair of bipolar electrodes, and the balloon body can have at least one fluid outlet hole configured to provide fluid to the pair of bipolar electrodes. A second inflatable balloon body can be disposed inside the first inflatable balloon body. The electrosurgical balloon can be incorporated into a catheter assembly, in which the electrosurgical balloon is a balloon electrode tip at a distal end of a catheter.
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CA2843768A CA2843768A1 (en) 2011-09-30 2012-09-12 Electrosurgical balloons
BR112014003916A BR112014003916A2 (en) 2011-09-30 2012-09-12 catheter assembly, electrosurgical balloon, and method for treating tissue using electrical energy
CN201280037221.5A CN103732169A (en) 2011-09-30 2012-09-12 Electrosurgical balloons
AU2012316577A AU2012316577A1 (en) 2011-09-30 2012-09-12 Electrosurgical balloons
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