United States
US 12,697,168 B2
Pulsed field ablation catheters with enhanced field smart electrodes
US 12,697,168 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Medtronic, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Medtronic, Inc.
- Inventors
- Brian T. Howard; Timothy G. Laske; Kenneth C. Gardeski; Gonzalo Martinez; Mark T. Stewart; Lars M. Mattison
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2022-03-17
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,168 B2 · US12697168 · 12697168
Abstract
A medical device including an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion. A plurality of active electrodes is coupled to the distal portion of the elongate body and being configured to electrically couple to a source of pulsed electric field energy. At least one passive electrode is coupled to the elongate body and is not configured to electrically couple to the source of pulsed electric field energy, the at least one passive electrode being configured to passively extend or focus an electric field generated by the plurality of active electrodes.
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