CRYOGENIC BALLOON ABLATION SYSTEM

A cryogenic ablation catheter includes a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector respectively at the catheter shaft proximal and distal ends, a refrigerant delivery tube assembly including a refrigerant delivery tube rotatable within the catheter shaft lumen, and a refrigerant delivery element wit...

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Hauptverfasser:	ICO, CESAR, A, WU, PATRICK, P, NEWELL, GABRIEL FRANCIS W, HOLLAND, TIMOTHY DOUGLAS, WILLIAMS, RICHARD, S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	A cryogenic ablation catheter includes a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector respectively at the catheter shaft proximal and distal ends, a refrigerant delivery tube assembly including a refrigerant delivery tube rotatable within the catheter shaft lumen, and a refrigerant delivery element with an outlet located inside the balloon which directs refrigerant outwardly against the balloon at different rotary positions as it rotates. A cryogenic balloon ablation system includes the cryogenic ablation catheter, a catheter coupler mating with the connector, a motor including a rotatable hollow motor shaft, and a delivery line fluidly coupled to a cryogenic gas source for supplying cryogenic gas to the refrigerant delivery tube. At least one of the refrigerant delivery tube and the delivery line passes at least partway through the hollow motor shaft. The coupling tip of the connector and the refrigerant delivery tube rotate with the motor shaft.