Ablation catheters including a balloon and electrodes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9655677
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15339745

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Cardiac tissue ablation catheters including an inflatable and flexible toroidal or spherically shaped balloon disposed at a distal region of an elongate member, a flexible circuit carried by an outer surface of the balloon, the flexible circuit including, a plurality of flexible branches conforming to the radially outer surface of the balloon, each of the plurality of flexible branches including a substrate, a conductive trace carried by the substrate, and an ablation electrode carried by the substrate, the ablation electrode in electrical communication with the conductive trace, and an elongate shaft comprising a guidewire lumen extending in the elongate member and extending from a proximal region of the inflatable balloon to distal region of the inflatable balloon and being disposed within the inflatable balloon, wherein a distal region of the elongate shaft is secured directly or indirectly to the distal region of the inflatable balloon.

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  • SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brandt, Brian D San Jose, US 87 23945
Claude, John P Redwood City, US 36 4103
Lepak, Emma Santa Cruz, US 10 483
Lepak, Jonah Santa Cruz, US 35 5199
Salahieh, Amr Saratoga, US 244 52288
Saul, Tom Moss Beach, US 204 25542

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